In the Media: "Toxic sport cultures are damaging female athletes’ health, but we can do better"
Media Article: Written by Professor Holly Thorpe, Katie Schofield and Dr Stacy Sims in The Conversation.
9th December 2019
Recently, several elite sportswomen have spoken out about toxic sport culture and the damage it does to their long-term health.
Mary Cain went from being the fastest and the youngest American track and field athlete to make a world championships team to having her health completely break down. Cain revealed how coaches, sponsors and medical support staff told her to lose weight for performance, and refused to listen to her concerns about her physical and mental health.
