The Game Changers

Updated: 25 Nov 2025 • 244 episodes
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In this award-winning podcast Sue Anstiss MBE talks to trailblazing women in sport. These are the individuals who are knocking down barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls everywhere. Along with openly sharing their historic careers, what drives them and how they’ve dealt with the toughest challenges, each episode explores key issues for equality in sport and beyond.  We’re incredibly grateful to Sport England who support The Game Changers with a National Lottery award.  You can find out about all the guests at https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers Fearless Women in Sport

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Ramla Ali: Fighting for Change “I carried the hopes of a nation into the ring - but also the dreams of every young girl who’d been told no.” Boxer, Olympian, model and UNICEF UK ambassador Ramla Ali shares her extraordinary journey from fleeing conflict in Somalia to making history in the boxing ring. The first Somali,

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Paralympic champion turned open-water pioneer Melanie Barratt shares her extraordinary story of resilience, courage and reinvention. Born with severe visual impairment, Melanie rose to the top of British swimming before stepping away from elite competition to explore new challenges.  In 2024, Melanie made history as th

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Why are we still telling female rugby coaches they are ‘not ready’ to coach at the highest levels of the women’s game, when we then say to male players ‘you can go straight into professional coaching when you come off the field’?  This is just one of the thought-provoking questions Giselle Mather tackles on today’s epi

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Emma Wilson: Flying on Foils, Keeping the Joy “Two bronzes, two completely different emotions. Tokyo was joy. Paris… it broke me inside. It’s taken a long time to process and move forward.” Emma Wilson is transforming the face of British windsurfing. A world champion at every age group, Olympic bronze medallist in Toky

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How does it feel when images of one of the world’s most famous athletes go viral… and she’s wearing your brand? That’s the first thing we asked Mari Thomas-Welland on today’s episode of The Game Changers, after Serena Williams shared gym photos wearing the Maaree sports bra. Mari is a sports engineer turned founder who

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“It’s so easy to chase perfection, but it doesn’t exist. The whole world is built on imperfection - and that’s what makes it beautiful.” It was our privilege to talk to World Cup winner and Bristol Bears tighthead Sarah Bern for today"s episode of The Game Changers podcast as she relives that history-making day at Twic

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