Weighty Matters: Sportswomen, Wimbledon and the Perils of Body Image
Brendan Pittaway
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Posted 28.08.2012
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UK Sport
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Female Athletic Triad,
Wimbledon,
Andy Murray,
Anorexia,
Osteoporosis,
Laura Robson,
Christy Henrich,
Jessica Ennis,
All-England Club,
Tennis,
Francesca Schiavone,
Athena,
Olympics,
UK Sport News
Laura Robson strikes me as centred, sorted and secure sportswoman capable of taking criticism in her athletic stride. Sadly, there is a body of evidence suggesting that ill-judged remarks only add unwanted and unbearable pressure to the strain of competition for other female athletes.
