‘My own journey inspires me to cover LGBTQ+ athletes’: Sky Sports’ Becky Thompson Q&A for International Women’s Day

Posted on 08/03/202416/03/2024 by jonhholmes

From interviewing trans athletes for the Telegraph and CNN, to fronting an LGBT+ History Month video for Sky’s WSL TikTok account, Becky Thompson is telling important stories at a time when women in sport face a high risk of abuse on social media; to mark IWD 2024 and its #InspireInclusion theme, she talks about the icons she admires, her Ultimate Frisbee passion, being pan, and the advice she got from an industry great…

The sky’s the limit! Meet remarkable kitesurfing sensation Mikaili Sol on International Women’s Day

Posted on 08/03/202307/03/2024 by jonhholmes

Six world titles and only 18 years old?! Kitesports might be seen as niche but if anyone’s going to change that, it’s likely to be the Brazilian-American with the big smile who’s always catching big air – and she wears her authenticity with Pride too. We caught up with her on IWD2023 for an exclusive Q&A…

International Women’s Day: How men in sports media can be better allies to women

Posted on 08/03/202107/03/2024 by jonhholmes

The IWD theme for 2021 is ‘Choose to Challenge’ – and the onus is very much on men if we’re serious about tackling gender inequality in our industry, writes Jon Holmes…