Beth Mead: “I won the Euros on my period”

Beth Mead: I mean, I have actually won the Euros while on my period and probably half the team probably were as well. So, win things while you’re on your period—who cares?

Tess Howard: I said, I want to go to the Olympics in shorts. A very bold statement. Get picked and change the policy. But they came back and said, yes.

Khadijah Mellah: I’m a Peckham girl from a Muslim background and I felt completely out of my depth. But we won the race.

Tess Howard: 64% of girls drop out before 16, and when you find out that a third of those girls drop out because of kit, that’s an easy fix. Why don’t we just fix the kit?

Olivia Smith: Being young, it’s scary at first. Like you don’t know what really to expect. Everyone has a different experience with their periods.

Khadijah Mellah: Hijabs are girls with an article of clothing on their head. There’s talent there. There’s still so much that we have to offer.

Tess Howard: It’s not your fault that you don’t know what sports bra to go and get. There’s not the resource there.

Prof Kirsty Elliott-Sale: Bleeding once a month—it has some challenges associated with it. You know, we can’t lie about that.

Prof Joanna Wakefield-Scurr: Why do we need a bra? What are they? How do they work?

Dr Norah El-Gohary: If I introduce the sports hijab to the girls, it’s going to transform their sports experience.

Beth Mead: Being on your period isn’t weird. It’s okay. It’s normal. It happens. It’s life. It’s a good thing that it’s happening.

Tess Howard: But you know what? You’re going to go and change it. The future is brighter.