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“We’re at an inflection point - fans, sponsors and the next generation are demanding better. Sport has to decide what future it wants.”

On today’s must listen episode of The Game Changers podcast, pioneering human rights lawyer and Athlead CEO Kat Craig explores how sport can change the world, yet why it too often simply replicates its worst injustices.
Kat offers a compelling blueprint from a world-leading voice: how to move from statements to structure and build safer, fairer sport for everyone.
Driven by what she calls an “allergic reaction to injustice”, Kat charts her path from frontline human rights legal work to a decade inside the sports system, and explains why she founded AthLead, to turn athlete voice, sport-for-good strategy and rights-based governance into meaningful, lasting culture change.
Kat doesn’t shy away from hard truths. Sport’s centralised power and insularity, she argues, create blind spots that silence those most harmed by discrimination and abuse.
We also dive into athlete activism in a polarised era where authenticity matters more than ever, and why better gender balance has the potential to transform sport at every level.

Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery award.
Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers

Hosted by Sue Anstiss
Produced by Sam Walker, What Goes On Media
A Fearless Women production

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Chapters

1. Setting The Stakes On Equality (00:00:00)

2. Meet Kat Craig And Her Mission (00:00:25)

3. Early Roots In Justice And Sport (00:01:29)

4. Why Sport As A Platform For Change (00:03:16)

5. Sport As Mirror And Power System (00:06:47)

6. Founding Athlete: The Gap And Vision (00:09:12)

7. From Athlete Voice To Systems Change (00:12:25)

8. Micro To Macro: Measuring Impact (00:15:08)

9. The Realities Of Athlete Activism (00:16:21)

10. The Big Human Rights Agenda In Sport (00:19:26)

11. Accountability: Leaders, Sponsors, Fans (00:22:05)

12. Culture Change Over One-Off Fixes (00:25:07)

13. Traits Of Organizations That Progress (00:27:01)

14. Backlash, Boycotts, And Allyship (00:31:14)

15. Caring For Advocates And Trauma-Informed Work (00:36:02)

16. Turning Anger Into Constructive Action (00:40:33)

17. The Inflection Point And Next Decade (00:44:58)

18. Why Autonomous Movements Matter (00:48:15)

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