Manx Radio's Rhian Evans chats pre-comp nerves, highlights, aspirations and what is to be a woman in sport in this day and age with a handful of the Island’s female athletes, from a different discipline each episode.
Nikki Arthur joins Rhian Evans to talk about throwing punches for fun, while winning a load of medals and championship titles in the process.
17 Mar 2020
Women in Sport: Archery
Rhian Evans is joined by stalwarts in the Manx archery scene; World AND European Champion Lesley Sleight, and Island Games medallist, Joy Gough. Together, they chat about performing under pressure techniques, the effectiveness of famous fictional archers, and using Bryan Adams to get in the zone.
25 Jan 2020
Women in Sport: Hockey
Louise Slater and smashing sister duo, Kim Carney and Zoe Crowe, chat to Rhi about the Manx hockey scene and how it's changed over their 25 years + in the game. Plus, career highlights, 'RAGE' reveals, and Zoe talks about her comeback after having kids.
5 Dec 2019
Women in Sport: Table Tennis
Rhian is joined by Manx table tennis legends Maggie Mulhern and Khayee Vinas to chat about the need for an official clubhouse, big tournament ballads, and the old-as-time debate; is it table tennis or ping pong?
14 Nov 2019
Women in Sport: Cricket
Rhian is joined by cracking cricketers Sally Green and Maya and Helen Helfrich to chat T20 tea breaks, steps towards a national girls squad for the Island and taking a cricket ball, full pelt, to the throat.
11 Oct 2019
Women in Sport: Rugby
'Butch lesbian' stereotypes, being a mum as well as an athlete, and an unwavering devotion to growing the women's game on the Island are among the topics in this week's episode, where Rhian talks to Lauren Ellison, Daisee Sewell, Sami Varrall and Natalie-Jayne Bush about rugby.
3 Oct 2019
Women in Sport: Football
Nicki Naden, Becky 'Corky' Corkish, Rebekah Pate and Kym Hicklin join Rhian Evans to discuss annoying football stereotypes, World Cup ripples and the most gruesome 'Player of Match' rituals.
28 Sept 2019
Women in Sport: Netball
This week, it's a family affair as Rhian is joined by mum Deborah Evans, Island Squad teammates Lydia Shaw and Aalish Bridson, and U17s Island player Mika Chen. We chat about the most annoying stereotypes surrounding the sport, men's netball and why we seem to be the only competitive athletes that clap when the opposition scores..
18 Sept 2019
Women in Sport: Basketball
This week, Rhian is joined by long-time Island basketballer Lauren Ellison and new-to-the-scene Holly Hennessey to chat about their recent trip to the Island Games, women's basketball coverage worldwide and what happens when players see red- we get an insight into Lauren and Holly's experiences of court rage.
13 Sept 2019
Women in Sport: Athletics
Rhian is joined by Manx athletics legend Hannah Riley and all-round athlete and Island netballer Emma Riley to chat about their experiences in the world of athletics, how women are represented in the sport worldwide, pre-comp nerve handling and about putting one foot in front of the other... really quickly.
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