Pursuing the Olympic Dream - Ellie Enock

Pursuing the Olympic Dream - Ellie Enock

First published July 2020.

"Pursuing the Olympic Dream" tells the stories of how female athletes across the Asia-Pacific are handling the disruption caused by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic to their sports.

Vanuatu is one of the few COVID-19 free nations but that doesn't mean it hasn't caused major disruption for the country's world class athletes. Journalist Adele Willie speaks with one of the country’s track and field all rounders heading to the Paralympic Games.

This podcast supports women in the Pacific and Asia to become sports journalists. It is part of the Women in News and Sport program, part of Team Up and run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's International Development team, supported by the Australian Government.