Victoria Pendleton: 'Sport is tough for women'

984 views · Published 25 July 2014 · 2:12 · Indexed 27 October 2026

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Olympic gold medalist Victoria Pendelton says the world of sport is a "male dominated arena" that is "tough" for women. 

The cyclist said felt she was not as "well catered for" as men and "had to act more like a man" in order to get further in her career. 

She added that if change was to happen, other women needed to "passionately" support female athletes.

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