Video: Olympian Lisa Leslie Arrives In Bermuda
4-time Olympic medalist Lisa Leslie arrived in Bermuda yesterday [Apr 24], in advance of the Women In Sports Expo which will take place this weekend at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess.
Ms Leslie — the first woman to slam-dunk in a professional basketball game — will be the guest speaker at Banquet to be held on Friday night, and will also appear at the expo on Saturday.
She is pictured below with her mother and BNAA President Donna Watson at the airport:
The 6’5″ athlete is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner. She made seven WNBA All-Star appearances, was named MVP three times, and won two WNBA championships over the course of eleven seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, before retiring in 2009.
Ms Leslie said she hopes to pass on knowledge and inspire other women, and said she enjoys being a role model. She said she was excited to be in Bermuda, and joked that she would like the sun to come out.
Ms Leslie will join a host of other local and international elite athletes at the Expo including Paula Lewin [Bermuda sailing Olympian], Arantxa King [Bermuda long jump Olympian], Anjali Forber Pratt [American Paralympian], Jessica Lewis [Bermuda Paralympian], Pauline Davis Thompson [Bahamas track Olympic gold medallist], Chrissie Wellington [English Ironman Triathlon World Champion], Jenaya Wade-Fray [Bermudian basketball Olympian], Pauline Davis [Bahamas track Olympian], Branwen Smith-King [Assistant Director of Athletics at Tufts University], and Teresa Perrozi [Bermudian middleweight world boxing champion].
More information about the W0men In Sports Expo can be found here.
This looks like a wonderful event to inspire! Well done BNNA for organizing this new and unique event for the young girls and women of Bermuda. BNNA keep up the good work!