Athletes Attending
Rebekah Tiler is a British weightlifter, who holds all three British Records in the 69kg class. She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow where she finished fourth. She was the UK's only woman weightlifter at the 2016 Olympics.
Rising star Harleen Kaur will leave no stone unturned in her quest to achieve
her Olympic taekwondo dream. 'Fighting Machine Harleen', is a 2nd Dan karate black belt and is already an accomplished mixed martial arts competitor, despite only turning 18 in November. The Leeds-born teenager claimed British kickboxing gold in 2015, before
winning a World Martial Kombat Federation [WMKF] -65kg silver medal in Malta on her World Championships debut, becoming the first British Asian female to represent Team England in the process.
Bradford Esprit Diving Club member,
Holly Waxman added to her pool of experience by competing in the British Diving National Cup. It gave Holly the chance to compete alongside notables such
as Tom Daley and City of Leeds duo Jack Laugher and Rebecca Gallantree, as well as it being a qualification event for the World Cup and other international events.
The day starts at 10am and finishes at 3pm with lunch included - if you and your female sports students are interested, please book
here
In the same week as International Women's Day, we celebrate women & girl's across the region who are making a difference in sport & fitness.
If you are in education, the business of sport, a budding athlete, a proven successful sportswoman, agent, student or indeed
someone with a passionate hobby - this is the event for you.
All places are FREE including a sponsored lunch, and this event has been powered by the support team at Bradford Council.
With a mix of workshops. seminars and passionate stories -speakers will be announced in the lead up to the event.