‘I want to rule the world!’

Nadine Guy has her sights firmly set on becoming the strongest oman on the planet.

By Matthew Chadder

NADINE GUY has her eyes firmly set on becoming the world s strongest woman pon discovering the sport ust two years ago, the -yearold fell in love with competing and hasn t looked back since She is one of the s few black strongwomen and was the first to be on the s final show she is competing regularly and has appeared in televised competitions She wants to see more women getting involved and fulfilling their potential and will be hosting her own Strongwoman workshop on arch to educate women about her beloved sport adine spoke to the oice of

Sport to share her story so far and aspirations for the future

VoS: What is it like to be a Strongwoman

NG: The training can get intense at times, but you have to have the right mindset to keep on going It s fun and e citing It s very different, it s something I didn t even know e isted three years ago, but I love what I do

VoS: What is that mindset

NG: ust keeping my mind on that final goal

VoS: What are your feelings towards being one of the s few black competitors in Strongwoman

NG: I would like to inspire more black women to enter this Strongwoman world, not a lot of women know that they can do this I ve got a workshop I m doing in arch, to try and get more women to realise that it does e ist and that it is possible for anyone of any strength and ability to oin in and have a

VoS: ow hard is it to uggle this aspiration amongst all your responsibilities NG: I do en oy it, but it can be quite hard sometimes

The training, each session could be more than two hours long Trying to fit that in as a single mum, and do the school run, train, all the things I have to do at home, it can be quite challenging at times, I ust have to keep focused

VoS: ow incredible would it be to become the world s strongest woman

NG: It s the ultimate thing That ll be ama ing to show all my hard work has paid off and to be an inspiration as well for

By Rodney Hinds

T behind ick It ut s hugely popular aise our ame has promised attendees “an incredible day out that you won t want to miss Football s anti-racism campaign recently said they were “thrilled to announce that the hugely popular mentoring initiative was making a return on Thursday, pril at rsenal s mirates Stadium

The aise our ame conference, supported by the remier eague, is the pinnacle event of the aise our ame mentoring programme

In addition to valuable networking opportunities with rep- my children because they watch everything I do They go to the gym with me sometimes and they do kid s versions of all the Strongwoman events, so ust for them to see that I ve reached my ultimate goal would be ama ing

VoS: oing to the hotels and the travelling must be quite epensive, can that be difficult at times

NG: ery difficult It can be quite e pensive so I m trying to get sponsored There s some athletes that are sponsored by companies that will pay for their hotels, their flights, some companies will give you free items like supplements, clothes, belts and weightlifting shoes

I have a code that I put on my Instagram posts and, if people use it, I get a certain percentage of that, but other than that there is no financial help I do make sacrifices to pay for these things

VoS: What would you say to a potential sponsor if they are reading this article about you NG: I would say that I m pas-

REACHING FOR THE TOP: adine uy has proved with her performances in Strongwoman competitions that she has what it takes to be highly successful on the global stage sionate about what I do I have these big goals, not ust for myself, but for my children and everyone else to know that they can get into something and, if they love it, they can turn their dreams into reality I ve been working very hard with my body under a lot of stress, but I always come back and keep training I d ust love a company to support me to be even better than what I am If I can ust take away some of the little stresses, I can focus on becoming the world s strongest woman resentatives from the game s leading organisations, attendees will also have the opportunity to ttend one-to-one mentoring sessions with leading industry professionals, working across the game, matched to your career aspirations etwork withrepresentatives from the game s leading organisations including The remier eague, Women s Super eague, Sky Sports and more isten and attend industry leading keynote speaker sessions and panel debates Interact and engage with peers and industry focused brands and organisations

Troy Townsend, ick It ut s head of development, told the oice of Sport “The event returning means absolutely everything to me personally It s been three long years and finally I can say is back but it means so much more than that

“It s seeing the mentors do their thing, it s seeing the delegates e cited for what the day may bring It s creating new relationships and seeing the beginning of hopes and dreams

“I m so e cited and very proud to be in this position again

“It s an incredible day and you won t want to miss out revious attendees have gone on to secure roles at all levels of the game, including at top football clubs and leading media outlets citing announcements about hosts, mentors and special guests for the event was not available at the time of going to press

Townsend added “The day will have bespoke workshops, keynote speeches and panel sessions We have some really e citing plans for additional content The event has provided a platform for so many to believe that they can work in this industry and thrive

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