England’s women’s hockey team are still riding a wave after they landed an historic first Commonwealth gold at the Birmingham 2022 Games.
But, for star player Shona McCallin, that wave is about far more than just making history. This is a team that are determined to make a difference across the country - for their sport, for women and for future generations who simply want to enjoy sport.
Nothing sums that up better than when both the women’s and men’s England Commonwealth Games teams released an open letter addressed to the future Prime Minister of the country, either Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss. In that letter they called for government support to back the provision of PE and team sport within schools as they quickly turned their incredible achievements into a force for good.
