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Deja Young
(USA): Mental Health & Choosing Life

Being a “non traditional athlete” with brachial plexus has never held Deja Young back. Even though her condition was caused by medical malpractice during her birth, this 2x Paralympic gold medalist (100m & 200m) says she wouldn’t change a thing if she could: she’s where she is today because of what she’s been through. In

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Ray Bassil
(Lebanon): Finding Your Courage to Lead

To date, Ray Bassil is the only Lebanese athlete who has qualified for Tokyo, but Ray is used to blazing her own trails: she was the first Arab female Olympic Trapshooter, a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, Ammunition Line entrepreneur, Academy founder, and servant leader for her country of Lebanon. She’s definitely someone to keep in

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Sarah Davies
(Great Britain): The Barbell Queen Defying Convention

Sarah Davies is Great Britain’s best ever female weightlifter on a pound for pound basis, lifting between 100-125kg (or 220-275 lbs) depending on the event, snatch or clean and jerk. She’s also an international beauty pageant queen. Sarah’s journey is about defying convention, whether it’s in beauty pageantry or weightlifting: she goes for what she

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Carlotta Nwajide
(Germany): Rowing & Activism

Carlotta Nwajide is not only a Vice World and European Champion, but also an outspoken activist who leads by thoughtful example. She believes that inaction is action in and of itself, whether it comes to racism or environmentalism. Carlotta grew up competing as the only black rower in her community and knows what it’s like

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Eliza Stone
(USA): the Stone Sabre Squad & Redefining Success

Eliza Stone showed up to her first fencing class in a dress and little patent leather shoes because she wanted to make a good first impression. In tow, came siblings Robert Junior and Gracie. Flash forward to today, she’s currently ranked as the #6 fencer in the world. In this episode, US sabre fencer, Eliza

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