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World Service,7 mins

‘If you take away all that is real about sport, what are we saying to the next generation?’

Not by the Playbook

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Triathlete Emma Pallant-Browne discusses normalising conversations about periods, after sharing a photo of herself competing where she bled through her swimsuit. It's a subject that is still taboo in many parts of the world and many still feel uncomfortable talking about. But, Pallant-Browne told Sportshour’s Caroline Barker that she isn’t ‘shy to talk about it.’ Photo: Emma Pallant-Browne of Great Britain finishes in 1st place at the IRONMAN 70.3 Elsinore on June 26, 2022 in Helsingor, Denmark. (Credit: Getty Images for IRONMAN)

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