Women's sports in Nigeria, athletes to know and watch

Entrepreneur, former women's sports journalist and current business student Janine Anthony joins The Black Sportswoman to discuss Nigerian women athletes to know, Black sportswomen from across from Africa – and across sports – to watch at the Olympics.

Anthony also discusses her favorite moment in Nigerian women's sports history & her personal icon as well as the current sport opportunities available for women and girls. See timestamps below. This video has subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese.

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Timestamps:

• 0:00 - Intro/Welcome
• 1:08 - Janine's current work
• 2:51 - Janine's Nigerian sportswoman icon & favorite moment
• 7:15 - The sports opportunities for women & girls in Nigeria
• 11:18 - Janine's vision for attracting & retaining young talent
• 15:31 - Popular, emerging sports across the continent & athletes to know
• 19:38 - How the pandemic is impacting sports opportunities across Africa
• 20:25 - Media & professional opportunities for women interested in sports
• 26:13 - Tips for finding your place in the sports world
• 28:36 - African sportswomen to watch during at the Tokyo Olympics

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