Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
South Africa’s World Cup success still inspiring Springboks Women one year on
When Siya Kolisi lifted the Webb Ellis trophy a year ago in Japan, Nolusindiso Booi was among those celebrating the country’s third Rugby World Cup…
Wheelchair basketball: Great Britain women target Euro final
Great Britain women’s wheelchair basketball team feel they are ready to make their first major final at the European Championships in Tenerife. They have won…
Winter Olympics: USA and Canada both knocked out of men’s ice hockey quarter-finals
USA and Canada were both knocked out of the men’s ice hockey on day 12 of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Both are without their…
Boxer Chantelle Cameron to get Freedom of Northampton after Dublin defeat
PA Media Chantelle Cameron (left) lost to Katie Taylor on points in Dublin on Saturday night Boxer Chantelle Cameron will be given the Freedom of…
Hannah Mills hopes London 2012 success inspires British women
Hannah Mills, Britain’s 470 Olympic silver medallist, hopes her success alongside Saskia Clark in London will inspire more women to stay in sport. Women won…
Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre: Olympic champions win World Sailors of the Year award
Tokyo 2020 women’s 470 champions Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre have been voted World Sailors of the Year. Mills became the most successful female Olympic…
British Rowing looks into claims of bullying by senior coach
Taylor was selected in the original squad for the London 2012 Olympics but was left out of GB’s women’s eight and retired after the Games.…
UCI can do more for Para-cycling – Jody Cundy
Cycling’s governing body, the UCI, is still not making the most of Para-cycling, says Britain’s Jody Cundy. Cundy is part of the Great Britain team…
Sochi Paralympics: GB keen to build on Games ‘breakthrough’
Concerns were raised late last year about the poor ticket sales, but by the end of the Sochi Paralympics in excess of 300,000 had been…
Three golds for GB paratriathlon team at European Championships
Great Britain’s paratriathlon team won three gold medals at the European Championships in Kitzbuhel. Lauren Steadman won the PT4 category (arm impairments), Chris Goodwin triumphed…