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Radio 5 Live,17 mins

Bounce: The Story of The Sports Bra

5 Live Sport

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This is an edited version of this programme. Alison Walker examines the development of the sports bra from its prototype in the 1970s, where two jockstraps were sewn together, to a worldwide market worth $400m. She looks at the science behind the sports bra and how it has impacted the lives of female athletes at all levels. Including contributions from Hinda Miller, the inventor of the first sports bra, javelin thrower Goldie Sayers, Professor Joanna Scurr (who leads the Breast Health unit at Portsmouth University's Dept of Sports and Exercise Science) and businesswoman Michelle Mone.

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