“I never looked ill, I just looked like an athlete.” This elite sportswoman says she “became a bit obsessive with counting calories and weighing things” until she realised she had become “dangerously light”. More than a third of 143 respondents to a BBC questionnaire sent to elite British sportswomen said they have experienced disordered eating….
Month: March 2024
BBC Elite British Sportswomen’s Study 2024 results
The BBC’s elite British sportswomen’s study questionnaire was sent to 615 athletes in 28 different sports and received 143 responses. It is the fourth time BBC Sport has sent one out, with results also published in 2013, 2015 and 2020. Full 2024 study results here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/68534081
Swim abuse scandal a chance for change – Adlington
Rebecca Adlington says the swimming abuse scandal is a chance for the “phenomenal” sport to move forward and change the culture forever. The two-time Olympic gold medallist said she was lucky her coach “saw me as a human being first and an athlete second”. An independent review found a systemic culture of fear in the sport,…