Breaking the Gender Mould: 5 Rising Stars
The world of sport can often be dominated by male achievement, but 2015 was year full of fantastic female accomplishments.
Sprinting headlines are nearly always focused on the super powers of Usain Bolt, fresh evidence of drug cheating and a little bit of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce thrown in for good measure. However, one sprinter making headlines for all the right reasons was 23 year old Dafne Schippers.
After becoming the first Dutch female to win a medal at a World Championships in 2013 as a heptathlete, Schippers switched her focus solely to sprinting, which has proven to be a very good decision.
She went into last summer’s World Championships as the reigning European 100m and 200m champion and was hoping not to get left behind in much stiffer competition. However, Schippers showed...





