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Scottish Women in Paris: Kayleigh Haggo.

Kayleigh Haggo is no stranger to the sporting stage, already a world champion in Frame Running, she's made the move to Boccia, to start competing with the best in the world at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. We caught up with her before she headed off to hear how she was feeling ahead of the games and what her plans are going forward.
Hannah Scott
August 27, 2024
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Blog 63: Equality in sport?

On September 9, 2021, the annual Scottish Women in Sport Conference will make a grand return after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets are still available to 'The 51% Club' where our speakers discuss why are there so few women in leadership roles in sport. While there might be few of them, our speaker, Clíona O'Leary clearly proves that women are powerful and knowledgeable in leadership positions and deserve a seat at the table. Working as the Head of TV Sport in RTÉ for 11 years now, Clíona has been a part of several conversations about equality,…