We haven’t done one of these for a while! C is for canoe slalom! You might have watched this at the Olympics and like me, been transfixed.

Of the many unprecedented developments surrounding the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the rise of teenage Olympians has been one of the most welcome, inspiring surprises. Particularly for us here at We are Girls in Sport.

In April 2018 I was up late, watching the World Cheerleading Championships streamed live from the USA. The previous year I had managed Team England ParaCheer …