Sarah Juggins is back in the co-host seat with lots of news and her own jingle!  Among us are Olympic Rowing Silver Medalist Annie Vernon with a report on the Oxford v Cambridge Ladies Boat Race,  British Racing Driver Bryony King tells us about the start to her Kart Racing season, and Double Paralympian Ski Racer Anna Turney tells us what she’s been doing since her retirement and her aspirations to get into media work.  Look for Chris Stafford Radio in the iTunes Podcast store to download the show to your Smartphone or Tablet Podcast App such as Podbean and Stitcher. 
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Anna Turney - @skiraceanna
Watch Team SCA here as they rock it to Wake Me Up which has become their team theme.

This week’s Focus on Sport takes a close look at Disc Golf with Sara Nicholson from the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) and three-time World Champion Valarie Jenkins (USA) who created the website DiscGolf4Women.com. Val is competing through the States this year and will also be traveling to Europe in July for the Scandinavian Open in Sweden and the European Open in Finland. Find out more about the sport and how to get involved by visiting pdga.com.
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Jessica Kelley, former US ski racer, is our co-host this week and presents a review of the 2014-15 ski racing season.  Sports journalist Tara Wellman explains why women’s baseball has a long way to go to get global recognition and wider participation. Find out more about the USA Women's Baseball team at web.usabaseballcom. And we welcome Girl Sport Works as an Affiliate Partner with Project Manager Carly Williams explaining the work of the organization that is offering opportunities to schoolgirls in Peru. You can read Jessica’s reports at SkiRacingCom and follow on Twitter @SkiRacingCom.  Follow Tara on Twitter @tarawellman. Visit Girl Sport Works online at girlsportworks.org and follow on Twitter @girlsportworks. Join in the conversation with WiSP on Facebook and follow on Twitter @chrisestafford.

This week's featured sportswoman in our Athlete Profile series is Australian Compound Archer Lou Redman who is on the verge of launching her international career having already established an impressive national record winning the Australian Open Individual and Team tiles this year. Lou returned to the sport in 2013 and this May she is already aiming for the World Cup in China followed by the World Championships in Denmark in July.  Visit Lou's website at louiseredman.com, follow her on Twitter @archerylou and on Facebook here.  Follow WiSP on Twitter @chrisestafford and on Facebook here.

Zoe George from Radio New Zealand joins me for our first edition of the show focusing on sport for women in New Zealand.  Our guests are England and Central Pulse Netball player Ama Agbeze, and US Triathlete Kaitlin Shiver Donner who won the World Cup Triathlon in New Plymouth last weekend. We discuss the Lydia Ko effect with Liz McKinnon, High Performance Coordinator for NZ Golf.  Tune in to Radio New Zealand here and get Zoe’s recipes here.  Follow Kaitlin on Twitter @kaitlinsdonner and Ama @amaagbeze and Zoe @producer_zoe and Chris @chrisestafford.Special thanks to Radio New Zealand for hosting us this week.

US skating journalist Lynn Rutherford joins me to host an exclusive episode on Figure Skating as we review the 2015 World Championships, which took place in Shanghai, China,  March 23-29th.  Our guests are Alexa Scimeca, who together with her partner and fiancé Chris Knierim finished 7th in the Pairs competition, and the 2006 Ladies World Champion Kimmie Meissner who is now a professional skater and currently on tour with the Stars on Ice Show. 
Read Lynn’s coverage of the 2015 World Championships on the Ice Network website:
Scimeca, Knierim Hope to Ride Quad Twist to Title
Scimeca, Knierim Make History en Route To Pairs Title
Scimeca, Knierim Ready to Make Splash in Shanghai 
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Sarah Juggins returns as co-host this week and our guests are Dr. Robin Kietlinski, author of Japanese Women and Sport Beyond Baseball and Sumo who tells us about women’s sports in Japan. Gess Youl who plays polo for the University of Leeds.  And we welcome Candice Freeman from the SportzGirlz website in Australia who have become an Affiliate Partner.  Follow them on Twitter @sportzgirlzoz.  For information on how to become a WiSP Partner and everything else you need to know about the Podcast, visit us online here.   Sign up for the free weekly online Women in Sport Podcast’s Official Publication here.  Follow Sarah and me on Twitter @sjuggs15 and  @chrisestafford.  Follow Gess Youl on Twitter @GessYoul. Post your comments, questions and suggestions on our Facebook at Women in Sport or on our website. 
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The Rio Olympic Games; August 5-21, 2016 Competition Schedule is here.
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Australian BMX and Mountain Biker Caroline Buchanan from Canberra is currently aiming at her second Olympic Games and has already collected multiple titles and awards. She became the BMX World Champion in 2012 and 2013 as well as Mountain Bike World Champion in 2009, 2010 and 2013. In 2014 she won the BMX World Cup Series, was the BMX Rider of the Year and won the BMX World Championships Time Trial Silver Medal. At the 2012 London Olympic Games, Caroline was the BMX Time Trial Winner and a racing finalist. A year later she was recognized as the AIS Australian Athlete of the Year, Cyclist of the Year and People’s Choice Australian Cyclist of the Year.  Her marketing strategy is impressive and has paid off in a sport which has historically been male dominated, and she now has an impressive team of sponsors behind her. Her current focus is this year’s World Cup series and World Championships with a view to qualifying for the Rio in 2016.  Visit Caroline’s website here and follow her on Facebook @CBuchanan68, Twitter @CBuchanan68 and Instagram @cbuchanan68.

Jo Gunston from Sports Liberated is back in the co-host seat and our guests are former US team ski racer Jessica Kelley, now writing for skiracing.com, who reviewed the World Cup Skiing season ahead of the finals this week, American Footballer Melinda Sparks tell us why she started the Orlando Anarchy team and British Short Track Speed Skater Charlotte Gilmartin chats to Jo about the season.  Visit Sports liberated.com and follow Jo on Twitter @SportsLiberated and @JoGunston
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British journalist Pippa Cuckson who writes for the Horse Canada.com website under The Cuckson Report, and Michael Campbell, President of the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) discuss the latest scandals and rule infringements that have recently been exposed and the implications to the sport. You can read Pippa's Blog here and visit the AERC website here.  Post your comments and questions on the Facebook Page at Chris Stafford Radio and follow on Twitter @chrisestafford.