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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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  • Susan Egelstaff: Trump's comments prove sport is just a pawn in the political game

    4 days ago | heraldscotland.com | Susan Egelstaff

    U.S. President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino participate in a FIFA Task Force meeting at The White House (Image: Getty Images) As i'm sure is the case with many people, I’m loath to listen to anything Donald Trump says. But this week, his comments shot through the sporting world. Trump has set the ball in motion to readmit Russia into elite competition, the consequences of which would be catastrophic for sport.

  • Natasha Phillips is one of GB's rising endurance stars, and one of its toughest

    4 days ago | heraldscotland.com | Susan Egelstaff

    Natasha Phillips will make her senior GB debut this weekend (Image: Bobby Gavin) The hours spent alone, pounding the roads, would break most people. But they’ve only served to make Natasha Phillips stronger. There’s something unique about endurance runners in that they spend session upon session by themselves with only their thoughts to accompany them.

  • Thor blimey: Scottish strongman legend could be played by Hemsworth brother

    5 days ago | heraldscotland.com | Susan Egelstaff

    Tom Stoltman is going for his fourth World's Strongest Man title next week (Image: Getty Images) As a teenager, there were times Tom Stoltman couldn’t even leave the house, such were the limitations autism was placing on him. Just over a decade later, the 30-year-old’s life is unrecognisable.

  • Kirsty Brown: Caledonia Gladiators are peaking when it matters most

    5 days ago | heraldscotland.com | Susan Egelstaff

    Kirsty Brown is hopeful her side can make the Playoffs final (Image: Caledonia Gladiators) Kirsty Brown may have a distinct American drawl but she’s Scottish through and through. Her innate competitiveness is what’s driving her and her team, Caledonia Gladiators, as they go into their Superleague Basketball Playoff semi-final today but it’s her Scottish connections that ensure it means that bit more to her.

  • Rhona McLeod on shining a spotlight on Scotland's "most inspirational" athletes

    1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Susan Egelstaff

    2 1/1 After nearly 40 years at the heart of Scottish sports media, Rhona McLeod knows where the good stories lie. It’s not where you might think; in McLeod’s opinion, many of the most interesting, inspirational and moving tales within Scottish sport come not from the football world but from athletes who excel in so-called “minority sports”.

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Susan Egelstaff
Susan Egelstaff @SusanEgelstaff
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…

Susan Egelstaff
Susan Egelstaff @SusanEgelstaff
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