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Sport’s Hidden Crisis

Colin Jackson investigates the hidden extent of eating disorders in British sport and asks what the authorities should be doing to tackle the problem.

Colin Jackson investigates the hidden world of eating disorders in British sport. Speaking to athletes from amateur to elite levels, he discusses his own problems with food when he was an Olympic hurdler and asks why those involved in sport are far more likely to have an eating disorder than the rest of the population. Speaking to the chair of UK Sport, Dame Katherine Grainger, he asks what the authorities should be doing to tackle the problem.

29 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
ReporterColin Jackson
DirectorEdward McGown
ProducerEdward McGown
Executive ProducerMark Harrison
Executive ProducerLucie Kon
EditorRachel Jupp

Broadcasts

  • Mon 19 Oct 202019:40
  • Mon 19 Oct 202020:30
  • Mon 19 Oct 202022:45
  • Wed 21 Oct 202003:30
  • Sat 24 Oct 202000:45