Chelsea Alley recentlt shared her experiences on social media. Not all the comments were positive ones. That’s according to recent research from WHISPA – a women’s health in sport group, which reports to High Performance Sport New Zealand. Professor Holly Thorpe from the University of Waikato, says many female athletes involved with the research reported receiving abusive comments and “trolling” on social media. “You’ve got racism and sexism going on … and a lot of really negative body comments as well,” she said. “A lot of athletes aren t calling it out, they re just trying to deal with it . [but] it takes a significant toll.”
A WREXHAM writer who struggled creatively during the first lockdown, has celebrated after receiving a highly commented award. The winners of the Young Walter Scott Prize, a UK-wide historical writing prize for 11-19 year olds, were announced earlier this month. The judges have selected a total of ten young writers to honour with an award which challenges young people to write a piece of short fiction set in a time before they were born. This year saw a dramatic increase in the number of entries, following an outpouring of creativity during the lockdown period. Holly Thorpe, 17, from Wrexham received a highly commended award in the 16-19 Years category for the Young Walter Scott Prize.
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As the high-performance sporting world works to better understand the factors that influence female athletesâ health, a new doctoral scholarship at the University of Waikato will support research into female athletesâ use of menstrual tracking apps to better understand their influence on athletesâ health knowledge and behaviour.
Co-funded by the University of Waikato and US-based bio-analytics company Orreco, the full-fees scholarship is aimed at doctoral candidates wishing to study health, sport and human performance at the University. Applications are currently open and will close on 31 March.
Dr Holly Thorpe, who is a professor in Te Huataki Waiora â School of Health at the University of Waikato, says the scholarship will enable crucial research on the experiences of female athletes and coachesâ use of digital tracking technology, including the FitR Woman app â a free menstrual tracking app widely-used by sportswomen a
New research into the wellbeing of NZ's top sportswomen has some surprising revelations, that should help lead a change in culture for happier, healthier, better performing female athletes.
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