The Level Playing Field

The Level Playing Field is an online sports platform which seeks to tell the untold stories of sport. We are now delving into the podcast world, with our first series about everyday women in sport. This podcast series is all about talking to 'everyday' women about their journeys with sport. A few months back, I put out a rather vague and blanket post on some public Facebook groups I'm on, asking if there were any young women out there who wanted to share their story and their experience with sport. They could be of any ability, any age, any sexuality, any race, anything! Unbelievably I received over 150 responses. This podcast series is therefore a short collection of interviews I did with various different women. Some are elite athletes, some are newbies to their sport, some do sports I'd never even heard of! Ultimately, the aim of this podcast is to either encourage you to get active, learn more about the sport we discuss, or simply just be inspired by the stories you hear.

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Amani Yousef

March 15, 2021 • Emily • Season 1 • Episode 6

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This week's episode is with the amazing Amani Yousef. Amani is a Basketball player, who came from occupied Palestine where her involvement with Basketball had been limited to being a spectator and admirer from afar. When Amani came over to the UK, she was quickly identified as a potential talent and has since gone on to play the sport to a high level. We also spoke about her Grandfather who was a sports journalist who faced much criticism and fear in his job in Palestine. My chat was Amani was so inspiring and a perfect example of how sport at its purest can help with overcoming any adversity. Thank you to Amani for chatting with me and be sure to tune in next for another story of an everyday woman in sport.