{"id":834,"date":"2026-09-23T13:26:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/?p=834"},"modified":"2026-10-19T16:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:57:18","slug":"changing-the-game-womens-experiences-in-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/?p=834","title":{"rendered":"Changing the Game: Women\u2019s Experiences in Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0333.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0333.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1699\" height=\"840\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are very pleased to share that we held our first event to showcase the Women\u2019s Experiences in Sport research. \u00a0The event was a great success. We had interest from over 140 people with some very lively and engaging discussions. \u00a0We received some incredible feedback about the event and had some fantastic speakers including Professor Kath Woodward, Tanya Martin Dr Caroline Heaney, Dr Jess Pinchbeck, Professor Kitrina Douglas, Dr Helen Owton, Dr Steph Doehler, Dr Ali Bowes, Dr Candice Lingam-Willgoss, Dr Michele Zanini, and Dr Anika Leslie-Walker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For those who missed the event lived you can catch up via the link:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-843\" style=\"width: 1472px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/308fSkCFku8?si=O1a7HZckE-GuEH0r\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0377.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1472\" height=\"820\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/308fSkCFku8?si=O1a7HZckE-GuEH0r\"style=\"font-size: 16px;\"  >https:\/\/youtu.be\/308fSkCFku8?si=O1a7HZckE-GuEH0r<\/a><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b; font-size: 16px;\">.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s an exciting time to see how our WEIS research hub develops and what the next event might hold.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tqJE7EA7qm\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/?page_id=674\" >Women\u2019s Experiences In Sport Research Hub<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cWomen\u2019s Experiences In Sport Research Hub\u201d \u2014 The Open University Sport &amp; Exercise Research Group\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/?page_id=674&amp;embed=true#?secret=QmqFWknpwY#?secret=tqJE7EA7qm\" data-secret=\"tqJE7EA7qm\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested and please do not hesitate to get in touch with any queries.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: helen.owton@open.ac.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are very pleased to share that we held our first event to showcase the Women\u2019s Experiences in Sport research. \u00a0The event was a great success. 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