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Nicky Nieves (USA): Sitting Volleyball & Black Lives Matter‬

Sitting Volleyball & Black Lives Matter‬   Flame Bearers: The Women Athletes Carrying Tokyo’s Torch celebrates the journeys of Tokyo’s unsung women Olympians & Paralympians and provides action-oriented analysis of the issues closest to their hearts. Nicky is a middle blocker on the USA’s Sitting Volleyball team, and a Rio Paralympic gold medalist. She is

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Lea Davison (USA): Mountain Biking & Queer Visibility‪‬

Mountain Biking & Queer Visibility‪‬ Flame Bearers: The Women Athletes Carrying Tokyo’s Torch celebrates the journeys of Tokyo’s unsung women Olympians & Paralympians and provides action-oriented analysis of the issues closest to their hearts. In this episode, we spotlight, Lea Davison, a 2X Olympic Mountain Biker and 2016 World Championship silver medalist looking to qualify

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Flame Bearers | Podcast | The Women Athletes Carrying Tokyo’s Torch

Flame Bearers: The Women Athletes Carrying Tokyo’s Torch celebrates the journeys of Tokyo’s unsung women Olympians & Paralympians and provides action-oriented analysis of the issues closest to their hearts. This summer, more than 7,000 women Olympians and Paralympians will compete in Tokyo* These will be the first Games in history that will have equal numbers

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Athlete Follow Up: Deja Young-Craddock (USA): Turning Postpartum into Power

Athlete Follow Up:
Deja Young-Craddock
(USA): Turning Postpartum into Power

Every 4th episode this season, we’ll circle back with an athlete we’ve previously worked with to update you on her life and what we previously discussed. In Season 1, Deja focused on her ongoing battles with mental health and her attempted suicide. In this new episode, we discuss Deja’s life two years later. She opens

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