Ellie Harber: Muay Thai, overcoming bullying and controlling her anger
Mar 26, 09:00 PM
On the final episode of this series of SportSpiel we cross into the world of Muay Thai and speak to recently-crowned WBC world champion Ellie Harber.
That victory was the 12th title claimed by the 18-year-old from Watford in a variety of martial art disciplines and was her first success in an adult tournament, which saw her win four fights in four days as she went on to secure gold in her maiden senior world championships.
Despite her young age Ellie has come a long way since her first venture into a gym. Not only has the sport provided her with a platform to excel it has proved to be a vital way for her to control her anger and find a way of expressing herself.
What’s more, she’s also let her sport do the talking to quieten the bullies who tried to ridicule her earlier on in life.
Quite simply Ellie is one of an exciting generation of young female athletes proving sport is for them – and for everyone. No doubt she is a superstar in the making.
DISCLAIMER: The audio at the beginning of this interview is unfortunately low quality but improves just after the two-minute mark.
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Music: Otis McDonald
That victory was the 12th title claimed by the 18-year-old from Watford in a variety of martial art disciplines and was her first success in an adult tournament, which saw her win four fights in four days as she went on to secure gold in her maiden senior world championships.
Despite her young age Ellie has come a long way since her first venture into a gym. Not only has the sport provided her with a platform to excel it has proved to be a vital way for her to control her anger and find a way of expressing herself.
What’s more, she’s also let her sport do the talking to quieten the bullies who tried to ridicule her earlier on in life.
Quite simply Ellie is one of an exciting generation of young female athletes proving sport is for them – and for everyone. No doubt she is a superstar in the making.
DISCLAIMER: The audio at the beginning of this interview is unfortunately low quality but improves just after the two-minute mark.
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Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportSpielPod?lang=en
Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SportSpielPod/
Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportspielpod/
Get in touch: sportspielpod@gmail.com
Visit our website - sportspielonline.com
Find out about our partners The Mintridge Foundation - https://www.mintridgefoundation.org.uk/
Credits
Additional thanks to the Athlete Media Group for helping to organise this interview
Music: Otis McDonald