The value of events like the IWG Summit is the information I glean away from the panels and presentations. It’s the reassuring touch on the elbow from someone who has had much more skin in the game and for much longer, the knowing nod when you share a challenge you are dealing with or the knowing glance that you share with someone when a comment or insight resonates too close to home. During the last Women’s World Cup, I reflected… Read More »IWG Summit 2026
Held in Ulaanbaatar and organised by United World Wrestling, the Global Women in Wrestling Forum 2025 was about deepening our understanding of the sport and celebrating the impact of women within it. The event was global in every sense with athletes, officials, administrators and federation leaders from across the globe in attendance. When I was accepted as a delegate for last year’s Women in Wrestling Global forum I was over the moon. I’d seen the camaraderie between women who had… Read More »When Simpler Is Smarter: Teaching Sustainability in Global Sport
The Football Black List – celebrating African and Caribbean achievement in the British football game since 2008. On the 24th April, 2025 the Emirates stadium hosted the Football Black List awards. Although the event has grown in the number of winners it acknowledges and the number of people who attend, the ethos has been consistent – to address the lack of representation in decision making positions across all areas of the game. According to the Black Footballers partnership 43% of… Read More »Black List Awards 2025
Delivering a Safeguarding Workshop on Behalf of the Barbados Wrestling Association I was invited to Barbados by Rollins Alleyne, President of the Barbados Wrestling Association, to deliver a safeguarding workshop. The President maximised the visit by scheduling a number of meetings with a view to formalising the partnership between the two federations. I started the visit with a meeting with the Minister of Sport. This meeting was also attended by the Coach of a wrestling club, a promising athlete and… Read More »Safeguarding: Policy and Practice