Making history for the mane event

Sportshour

Noor Slaoui is another history maker at this year’s Olympic in Paris becoming the first equestrian rider from the Middle East or North Africa to compete in Eventing in the history of the Games. Growing up Morocco, Noor tells us about walking equine animals in the Atlas Mountains with her family in her childhood and how she has ended up in England’s horsing hub via France. Spurred on by the belief in her by her mother, Noor also tells us how she feels when she represents the region as a female athlete.

Hear how a school in one of the most disadvantaged areas in London, just 10 kilometres from the home of Wimbledon, is making tennis more accessible. Under a programme set up by the charity Greenhouse Sports, tennis coach Tom Sippy has transformed the sporting complexion at Sarah Bonnell school in the heart of East London. Tom and student Manal explain how a scheme which started with holey nets and broken tennis courts has turned into an award-winning initiative.

We’ll meet Caroline and Tinashe Gatimu, the mother and daughter rally team from Kenya trying to inspire unexpected passions. The pair are the first mother-daughter team to race at the World Rally Championship Safari, and 2024 marks the 71st edition of the Safari Rally in Kenya. Sportshour's Shabnam Younus-Jewell has been speaking to them about how they are encouraging more women to get into motorsport.

Dynamo Victoria FC’s founder Alejandro Ramirez explains how Sir Alex Ferguson has shaped the ethos and the name of one of the most multicultural amateur football teams in Australia. With more than 30 nationalities across their men's and women's teams, we’ll hear about their success and the “cultural mosaic” that is Melbourne.

Plus, we hear why Parkrun – the weekend running event with millions of participants worldwide - could now be on its way to Uganda. Parkrun MD for Europe and Africa Tom Williams joins us, as well as Josephine Ocaka, one of a group of Ugandans, looking to take the social running event to their home country.

Photo: Noor Slaoui competes in the Aston Advanced 2022 with her horse Cash in Hand. (Credit: ROKH Global)