At just 28 years old, Kirsty Gilmour has flown the flag for both Great Britain and Scotland across the world including, most recently, the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.
Here Kirtsy shares her sporting journey with our Footwork Young Ambassadors with questions which covered everything from when she first started playing badminton (her family made it a pretty natural choice!), to what she loves about the sport.

Gemma Howell is a British judo player, who originally comes from Stafford. In 2018, she took home the Bronze at the European Championships in Tel Aviv. Gemma also previously competed at the home Olympics back in 2012. Then, most recently, she competed against other judokas from all over the world, in the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. We spoke to Gemma and about her experience of the Olympics, asking her the questions that came in to us from our young ambassadors.

In the exciting run-up to the Olympics, we were delighted to get the chance to speak to one of Britain’s rising athletics stars. Emma Botham is a discus thrower, based in Derbyshire. She has been competing across the nation for a number of years, and her consistent progression (plus some pretty mind-blowing distances!) makes her a real one-to-watch.

Although Bella is a little shy (I think we all find Zoom calls a little nerve-wracking!) when you start talking about tennis, it’s immediately clear just how much she loves it. Even if she isn’t fully aware of just how good she is, her enthusiasm for the sport is infectious.

At just 10 years old, Lucia is on the brink of an exciting football career. As one of our young brand ambassadors and an aspiring to-be reporter, Lucia has her sights firmly set on ongoing sporting success. And so far, she hasn’t put a foot (or ball) wrong.

Olivia Bruce started playing football when she was 5 years old and now coaches young girls at Develop Her Game, a specialist football coaching enterprise. She speaks with Alex Waite about how she enjoys both playing and coaching the game to the next generation of players.