Sidelined

14 Jun 2023

Interviews: We’re talking inclusion and head to the UK for a cricketfest!

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Interviews: We’re talking inclusion and head to the UK for a cricketfest!

This week on Sidelined, Soupy, Demetra and Jacs are recognising and celebrating the wonderful organisations ensuring sport is always welcoming and inclusive for the entire LGBTQ+ community.

The Special Olympics is on from June 17 – 25 June in Berlin, Germany and Pierre Comis, CEO Special Olympics Australia shares how our Australian Olympians are ready to conquer the global arena! With around 850,000 individuals in Australia living with an intellectual disability or autism, the Special Olympics helps discover and showcase their talents along with being a catalyst for them to lead fulfilling lives. Sport is helping provide individuals living with an intellectual disability or autism with personal achievement, pride, and inclusion. All the best for our 64 Aussie athletes competing across nine of the 26 different sporting events at the organisation’s biggest event yet! (3:11)

In Demetra’s Drama, Demetra talks with Mick Garnett, CEO of Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT and this year’s winner of the Australian Pride in Sport Award for LGBTQ Executive Leader. The organisation’s motto is “We believe in the ability to change lives through sport” and Mick explains the work Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT has undertaken to make this a reality for many! (24:21)

In A Chat With Jacs, we chat with Lachlan Smith, Founder of the Birmingham Unicorns Cricket Club in the UK to talk about a cricketing world first! The UK’s first ever inclusive cricket tournament took place at Sutton Coldfield, a round-robin between Warwickshire Cricket Club and four other professional county clubs – Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Middlesex and Northamptonshire. An amazing achievement which saw Lachlan recognised as a recipient of the inaugural Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Community Cricket Heroes campaign award! Howzat! (13:12)

In Soupy’s Surprising Sport, this week’s surprising sport is the amazing sport of Yoyoing and yes there is a World Championship! Could you beat the fastest time to complete 100m whilst throwing and catching a yo-yo? Your target is 13.9 seconds which was recorded at the 1996 Yolympics! Time to dust that Fanta yoyo off and start walking the dog!

Are you a sporting fanatic or simply interested in learning more about the exciting world of sport? Then tune in to JOY’s brand-new sports show Sidelined.

We cover the latest sporting headlines, delve into current LGBTQIA+ issues in sport, chat with sporting folk, and check out some truly surprising, quirky sports.

All this and more on  Sidelined, JOY 94.9’s Home Of Sport  with your hosts Soupy, Demetra and Jacs.  Kick goals with Sidelined, Wednesday evenings 7 – 8pm here on JOY 94.9 recorded live at the magnificent Victorian Pride Centre.