Big Chos and Breaking Through with Mari Baldwin

About this episode

Mari Baldwin discusses the stages of a table tennis player's early career and shares experiences of being queer in the sport.

Season 2 Episode 6 Mari Baldwin joins me to discuss the different stages in a table tennis player’s early career. The steps from one age group to the next can be steeper than expected! We also chat about our experiences being queer in the sport with lots of laughs along the way! Socials Follow us: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@servinguptroublepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Mari: ⁠⁠⁠ @_mari_baldwin_ Read articles on ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠

People in this episode

Guest: Mari Baldwin

Topics covered

• table tennis
• queer sports
• athlete development

Keywords

• career progression
• LGBTQ+ in sports
• table tennis community

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Big Chos, Breaking Through

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