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She spent nearly two decades as one of Britain's top field athletes, competing at multiple World, Commonwealth and European championships - as well as the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

After she put down her javelin, Shelley Holroyd turned her attention to helping young athletes and para-athletes achieve their full potential as a coach – and now, she's part of the team behind the Athletics Pride Network, which supports gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in the sport.

She’s a cracking guest to have on the podcast this week – and we talked about an awful lot in this episode.

From the unusual way she got her start in athletics to the dramatic incident that almost ended her career for good; her experiences as an LGBTQ+ person in athletics, including some of the discrimination she faced along the way; the difference that the Athletics Pride Network would have had when she was competing; and her transition from competing to coaching … yeah, there’s an awful lot to enjoy here.

We’re so lucky to have had such a brilliant guest like Shelley, and we think you’ll like her as much as we did.

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