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Susan Egelstaff

Edinburgh

Sports Journalist and Writer at The Herald (Scotland)

Was a 2012 Olympian and 2 x Commonwealth Games medallist🏸 Now a sports writer and columnist at The Herald 👩🏻‍💻 And co-host of The Inside Track Podcast

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  • 4 days ago | heraldscotland.com | Susan Egelstaff

    Despite the toll globetrotting for the entirety of his adult life has taken, and the dimming of his motivation that could so easily have come when his grand slam title count reached the high twenties, Reid asserts he’s as driven as he’s ever been, possibly even more-so.

  • 6 days ago | heraldscotland.com | Susan Egelstaff

    Of all the memorable moments that came out of Paris 2024 last summer, perhaps the most, for all the wrong reasons, was Imane Khelif’s boxing gold medal. Khelif’s win turned out to be one of the most controversial victories in recent Olympic Games history, and became one of the most widely-covered and most commented-upon stories of Paris 2024. Khelif was fighting in the women’s category but was, it was reported, biologically male.

  • 1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Susan Egelstaff

    Indeed, losing a few bike races would have been easy to cope with in comparison to the desperate place Richardson found herself in less than a year ago, with merely leaving the house feeling like an impossibility, never mind competing for victories on the global stage. There is no overstating the depths to which Richardson fell last year, with her challenges feeling all the more significant given that she had been viewed as one of the brightest British prospects on two wheels.

  • 1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Susan Egelstaff

    Earlier this week, it was revealed that Kristian Gkolomeev from Greece swam the 50m freestyle faster than anyone in history. His time of 20.89 seconds, set in a time trial in the US in February, is 0.02 seconds quicker than the current official world record, which was set by Brazil's Cesar Cielo in 2009. In normal circumstances, Gkolomeev swim would be the cause for much celebration. It is, after all, impossible not to be impressive by an individual going faster than has ever been seen before.

  • 2 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Susan Egelstaff

    Having grown up in Moscow, Botting’s talents lay in ballet, becoming a dancer with the renowned Bolshoi Ballet Academy. On relocating to Scotland, Botting joined Scottish Ballet, with which he danced for five years before his days as a dancer came to an end. At this point in his life, Botting knew he wanted to remain in sport, although not necessarily as a coach and so and an undergraduate and then postgraduate degree course led him into the world of sports psychology.

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11 May 25

RT @heraldscotland: Trump's comments about allowing Russia to play in next summer's World Cup prove sport is just a pawn in the political g…

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11 May 25

RT @scotathletics: MEDIA COVERAGE #SALtogether Good to see more athletics focus @HeraldSportScot today on Natasha Phillips Thanks @SusanEge…

Susan Egelstaff
Susan Egelstaff @SusanEgelstaff
11 May 25

In @heraldscotland, I speak to one of GB’s fastest rising athletics stars, endurance runner Natasha Phillips. @scotathletics https://t.co/SkoNawi0CA