BBCNEWS Click - Short Edition July 7, 2024
one occasion, i was at the junior european championships and i rememberjust running that 800 metres, thinking, "i'm trying to run for a gold medal here, "but i'm also very aware that i've just started my period." ijust rushed off the track and felt like i couldn't have — ijust didn't absorb that amazing, like, gold medal moment. jess ennis—hill was at the top of her sport. olympic and world champion in the heptathlon, she had physios, dietitians and coaches looking at all aspects of her training programme, but nobody looked at when she was menstruating. i always remember it being...