How women's athletics has changed

How women's athletics has changed - Liz Joyce

Feb 1, 2021 · 39m 37s

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There was no mile or 1500m for women in the 1960 Olympic Games, but in 1961 my mum, Liz Joyce, ran the world leading time for the mile. She never...

There was no mile or 1500m for women in the 1960 Olympic Games, but in 1961 my mum, Liz Joyce, ran the world leading time for the mile. She never got the opportunity to run at an Olympic Games, a World Championship or similar international athletics meeting because the furthest women were allowed to run was 200m. Athletics has moved on a lot since then, we discuss what it was like for women running back in the late 1950's, some of her crazy anecdotes and the differences between running then and running now, from a women's perspective. It's a timely interview with much discussion going on about #runequal and equality for women running cross country.

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Author	Maggie Cooper
Organization	Maggie Cooper
Website	-
Tags	#1950's #athletics #championships #cross-country #equality #nationals #olympics #runequal #running #training #waaa #women