In this first audio component of the Same But Different series presented by Indo Sport, Alanna Cunnane looks at what it means to be feminine within sport and how some athletes choose to harness their appearance to fine tune their performance.
Where once female athletes may have been expected to fit into a certain mould, they now refuse to be boxed in - utilising their autonomy to show up as their authentic selves within their various sporting arenas.
Boxer Grainne Walsh, sprinter Sophie Becker and footballer / AFLW player Sarah Rowe all provide their perspective on the topic, touching on their own self confidence, the body image ideals that they’ve grappled with and how they embrace their own personal identities outside of the ring, track and pitch. You can find more from the Same But Different series here - https://www.independent.ie/tag/same-but-different ?? 

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