On Your Marks, Get Set, Girl!
The podcast dedicated to celebrating women’s sports in Malawi. Join us as we spotlight the incredible women breaking barriers and making waves in various sports. Each episode features engaging conversations with athletes and women working in sports who share their journeys, challenges, and triumphs.
Episodes
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We can't wait to take you all on this journey, and amplify the vibrant world of women's sports in Malawi.
Episode 1: Reaching New Heights with Shalom
In our first episode, we delve into the blossoming world of climbing in Malawi. We chat with Shalom Maholo, who is the first Malawian woman to bolt and name a climbing route.
TIMESTAMPS
Intro - 0:00
Chat with Shalom - 6:54
The Rundown - 26:12
Outro - 32:44
Quick note: The chat with Shalom was recorded over Zoom, and we struggled with a poor internet connection, so the audio from the chat is not
The Rundown - 25th July 2025
In this week's episode of the Rundown of what's going on in women's sports in Malawi, we highlight...
The Women’s Cricket team, who are currently in Botswana for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – Africa Division 2 Qualifier 🏏;
The National Bank Women’s Premiership kicking off this weekend ⚽️;
Updates from Netball, including the Queens, the U21 and the Nico Top 12 Cup 🏐 ;
The First Capital Bank
The Rundown - 7th August 2025
In this week's episode, we talk about our Malawian women athletes making hard decisions ⚽️, starting new chapters in Europe 🌍, celebrating major wins on the track 🏃🏾♀️, and so much more!
Episode 2: Diving Into the Deep End
In this episode, we dive into the world of swimming, where we chat with Olympian Tayamika Chang'anamuno!
Quick note: (1) The chat with Tayamika was recorded over Zoom and then exported to our editing software. This resulted in the audio from the chat being slightly patchy and glitchy in a few places.
(2) Slight clarification on the Bravehearts tournament. It will run from August 28th to 30th.
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Episode 3: Levelling Up with Pretoria
Happy New Year! 🥳
In this episode, we are grabbing our controllers and levelling up on all things esports 🎮 We chat with Pretoria Kalimba, who brought home the gold in eFootball for Malawi at the Region 5 Games in 2025 🥇
TIMESTAMPS
Intro - 0:00
Chat with Pretoria- 2:15
The Rundown, 2025 in Review - 19:15
Outro - 24:06
I’ll blame it on the "holiday brain," but I caught a couple of slip-ups in the
The Rundown - 18th February 2026
In this rundown, we talk Malawi Sport Awards nominees (voting closes soon!) 🏆, the Scorchers gearing up for COSAFA glory 🔥, our Under 20 girls on the brink of World Cup qualification ⚽️, national swimming championships 🏊🏾♀️, and NAM bringing in a high-performance netball consultant 📈.
Episode 4: Let's Talk About It. Sport and Mental Health 💚
In this episode, we are talking about sport, physical activity and mental health.
We sit down with Sarah, who holds a BA in Psychology, to talk about what mental health looks like in Malawi, how sport can be a powerful tool for our wellbeing, and what athletes may be dealing with behind the scenes. We also hear from Loveness "Nyaksy" Nyakamera, who played football professionally and represented Ma
Episode 5: Lughano Nyondo, The World at Her Feet
In this episode we chat with Lughano Nyondo, an Ascent Academy graduate currently a student-athlete at Northeastern University in the US. We learn about her journey that kicked off from a football trial in Mzuzu ⚽️
Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Chat with Lughano - 2:04
The Rundown - 43:38
Outro - 46:13
This is our last episode of our first season and we will be taking a break for a couple of months.
