The Sport Social

Running ridiculous distances + Redbull Cliff Diving + The Sydney Cycling Sisters


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Nedd Brockmann has just run from Perth to Sydney, leaving us lost for words. The 22 year old has run over 100kms for 40 days, and in doing so, raised nearly $1.5M for homelessness charity, We are Mobilise.  It leads us down a very windy path that covers our own running pursuits, mullets and extreme sporting achievements. 

We give a wrap up of world sport tournaments and question whether anyone’s running the international sporting diary. Libby gives us a high level overview of the Women in Sport Awards and takes us through the winners (there were many and they were excellent). 

The Redbull Cliff Diving World Series held its final event in Sydney over the weekend and it was nothing short of epic. Australian Rhiannan Iffland won the womens with a near perfect dive and Georgie managed to fit in a therapy session regarding her fear of heights. 

The Australian netball team, the Diamonds, have hit a snag around sponsorship. First Nations player Donnell Wallam is reportedly uncomfortable with wearing the logo of Hancock Prospecting when playing, and her team have got behind her on this issue. We love the team dynamic and also question whether women’s sports get held to a higher standard. 

And for grassroots sport at its best: the Sydney Cycling Sisters were born out of 6 women wanting to feel safe exercising, and led to so much more. Inas Karem talks to us about the joy of getting outside and connecting with nature, setting an example for her daughters and building a community. 

 

 Show Notes:

Amazing running from Nedd Brockmann - @neddbrockmann, raising money for We are Mobilise - @wearemobilise and https://wearemobilise.com/

James Broughman (aka @salty_jocks) is raising money for the Royal Flying Doctors Service  https://www.oceanstooutback.org.au/home and you can donate here: https://www.oceanstooutback.org.au/fundraisers/jamesbrougham/oceans-to-outback

For more cliff diving you can follow @redbullcliffdiving, @rhiannan_iffland and @xantheia.pennisi

Learn more about the @sydneycyclingsisters

King Richard stars Will Smith and is currently on Netflix

Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett

Instagram: @thesportsocialpodcast

Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com

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The Sport SocialBy Libby & Georgie Trickett