On Your Marks, Get Set, Girl!

On Your Marks, Get Set, Girl!

The podcast dedicated to celebrating women’s sports in Malawi. Join us as we spotlight the incredible women breaking barriers and making waves in various sports. Each episode features engaging conversations with athletes and women working in sports who share their journeys, challenges, and triumphs.

Episodes

  1. Episode 4: Let's Talk About It. Sport and Mental Health 💚

    May 29

    Episode 4: Let's Talk About It. Sport and Mental Health 💚

    In this episode, we are talking about sport, physical activity and mental health. We sit down with Sarah, who holds a BA in Psychology, to talk about what mental health looks like in Malawi, how sport can be a powerful tool for our wellbeing, and what athletes may be dealing with behind the scenes. We also hear from Loveness "Nyaksy" Nyakamera, who played football professionally and represented Malawi with the Scorchers, on the mental side of competing at the highest level. Throughout the episode, we are reminded that taking care of our mental health is not a luxury. It is essential. And sometimes the first and hardest step is simply opening up to someone and saying you need help. This year's Mental Health Awareness Month theme is 'More Good Days Together', and more good days together start with that conversation. If you or someone you know needs support, you can find a list of mental health practitioners working in Malawi on the mental wellbeing resources here 👉🏾 https://mhlec.com/resources/. Be kind to yourselves 💚 TIMESTAMPS Intro - 0:00 Chat with Sarah - 1:30 Recap of Chat with Sarah - 17:43 Chat with Nyaksy - 19:19 Outro - 28:19

    29 min
  2. The Rundown - 18th February 2026

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    The Rundown - 18th February 2026

    In this rundown, we talk Malawi Sport Awards nominees (voting closes soon!) 🏆, the Scorchers gearing up for COSAFA glory 🔥, our Under 20 girls on the brink of World Cup qualification ⚽️, national swimming championships 🏊🏾‍♀️, and NAM bringing in a high-performance netball consultant 📈.

    6 min
  3. Episode 3: Levelling Up with Pretoria

    Jan 5

    Episode 3: Levelling Up with Pretoria

    Happy New Year! 🥳 In this episode, we are grabbing our controllers and levelling up on all things esports 🎮 We chat with Pretoria Kalimba, who brought home the gold in eFootball for Malawi at the Region 5 Games in 2025 🥇 TIMESTAMPS Intro - 0:00 Chat with Pretoria- 2:15 The Rundown, 2025 in Review - 19:15 Outro - 24:06 I’ll blame it on the "holiday brain," but I caught a couple of slip-ups in the recording that I wanted to clear up for you: 1:15 | The Big Bucks 🤑: When I mentioned the value of the Esports market as reported by CNBC Africa, the currency used was USD. Those are some serious numbers for the game! 22:11 | Wrong Ball Game 🤦🏾‍♀️: The Africa Netball Cup had netball teams competing, not football teams, as most of you probably guessed 🏐

    25 min
  4. Episode 2: Diving Into the Deep End

    08/29/2025

    Episode 2: Diving Into the Deep End

    In this episode, we dive into the world of swimming, where we chat with Olympian Tayamika Chang'anamuno! Quick note: (1) The chat with Tayamika was recorded over Zoom and then exported to our editing software. This resulted in the audio from the chat being slightly patchy and glitchy in a few places. (2) Slight clarification on the Bravehearts tournament. It will run from August 28th to 30th. Enjoy! :)

    35 min
  5. The Rundown - 7th August 2025

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    The Rundown - 7th August 2025

    In this week's episode, we talk about our Malawian women athletes making hard decisions ⚽️, starting new chapters in Europe 🌍, celebrating major wins on the track 🏃🏾‍♀️, and so much more!

    5 min
  6. The Rundown - 25th July 2025

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    The Rundown - 25th July 2025

    In this week's episode of the Rundown of what's going on in women's sports in Malawi, we highlight... The Women’s Cricket team, who are currently in Botswana for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – Africa Division 2 Qualifier 🏏; The National Bank Women’s Premiership kicking off this weekend ⚽️; Updates from Netball, including the Queens, the U21 and the Nico Top 12 Cup 🏐 ; The First Capital Bank Hockey Super 8 National Tournament 🏑; and The 2025 World Aquatics Championships taking place in Singapore 🏊🏾‍♀️

    4 min
  7. Episode 1: Reaching New Heights with Shalom

    07/14/2025

    Episode 1: Reaching New Heights with Shalom

    In our first episode, we delve into the blossoming world of climbing in Malawi. We chat with Shalom Maholo, who is the first Malawian woman to bolt and name a climbing route. TIMESTAMPS Intro - 0:00 Chat with Shalom - 6:54 The Rundown - 26:12 Outro - 32:44 Quick note: The chat with Shalom was recorded over Zoom, and we struggled with a poor internet connection, so the audio from the chat is not the clearest.

    34 min
  8. Trailer

    Season 1, Episode 1 Trailer

    Trailer

    We can't wait to take you all on this journey, and amplify the vibrant world of women's sports in Malawi.

    1 min

Trailer

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The podcast dedicated to celebrating women’s sports in Malawi. Join us as we spotlight the incredible women breaking barriers and making waves in various sports. Each episode features engaging conversations with athletes and women working in sports who share their journeys, challenges, and triumphs.

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