Sharon Jessop is an ultra-endurance athlete and entrepreneur who has run over 5,600 kilometres through 35 Big Five game reserves to raise awareness for rhino conservation.
She has completed three Comrades Marathons and three Two Oceans Marathons. In 2020, she set a new Guinness World Record by running 102 consecutive half marathons, earning a new women’s record.
Jessop says: “The biggest barrier that women+ athletes face in the world arena of professional sports is sponsorship allocation. Male athletes receive by far the lion’s share of sponsorship deals across all sports disciplines. The women+ I’m watching as they advocate for equality in sport are Caster Semenya, Tegla Loroupe, Asisat Oshoala, Faith Kipyegon and Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith.”
