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Tae kwon do champion Sarah Stevenson has been named as the fourth most inspirational woman in sport. Zest magazine has named the Doncaster based world beater in the 2012 poll for battling her way to her third world title, while simultaneously nursing both her parents through terminal cancer. Sarah, 28, from Bentley, who is under [...]

Sarah has been named Doncaster’s Sports Personality of the Year for 2012, an award which is described as: ‘This award is to recognise an outstanding individual who has achieved, through sport, excellence and has represented their town, county or country in a way in which Doncaster can be proud. The Sports Personality will also be [...]

Sarah’s latest blog for the Guardian This weekend I had a visit from the mother-in-law, which I hasten to add was a pleasure, so we were keeping her entertained. Friday night was Treat Night, so it was a Chinese, lots of sweets and a DVD. It may not sound like the most hedonistic night of [...]

Taekwondo world champion Sarah Stevenson says losing her father to a brain tumour and her mother to cancer last year has given her a “go for it” attitude for London 2012. Stevenson adds that winning gold in the 67kg category at the 2011 World Championships has slightly taken the pressure off her for the Games, [...]

Article by the Financial Times 14 April 2012: Taekwondo – it’s quite simple to understand. Everything you need to know about the Korean martial art is there in the name: tae means to break with the foot; kwon means to break with the fist; and do is the method in which you do it. There: [...]

It was my birthday last Friday and I trained all day, but managed to fit in a little celebratory lunch and some cake before heading off to Doncaster for a little get-together with my family; it was just what I needed. I hadn’t had a drink in 2012 and because of The Knee, I hadn’t [...]

Sarah’s latest blog for the Guardian newspaper: I was proud to pick up an MBE at Buckingham Palace – and I’m delighted my knee is recovering ahead of schedule. It was obviously a huge blow injuring my anterior cruciate ligament on our training camp in Mexico, but I’m really pleased with how my recovery is [...]

Forgoodness Shakes, one of Sarah’s key sponsors have now launched their Train with the Champions competition.  Look out for the exclusive promotional bottles in leading stores today to win a training session with Sarah! SARAH STEVENSON – TAEKWONDO “Taekwondo is very physically demanding. During International tournaments, I will fight up to 5 times over 2 [...]

from BBC Sport on 9 February 2012: Injured world champion Sarah Stevenson insists she will be fit to fight for Olympic gold at London 2012. Stevenson had cruciate ligament surgery this week after she was injured during a recent training camp in Mexico. She has spoken of her desire to win Olympic gold as a [...]

LATEST GUARDIAN BLOG FROM SARAH: After Christmas, my husband and trainer Steve and I went to Lanzarote with some family and friends for a holiday, which was very relaxing. Because the rest of Team GB was training at home, I had to do some work too, so I ran on the beach, did circuits and [...]