NIKENike needed help telling stories about how sport creates community around the globe.
So our team at the New York Times partnered with freelance writers from around the world to uncover stories of community formed around sport that had never been told before.
As the editor on this project, I worked closely with our writers, photographers, and the internal team at the New York Times to ensure each story was told with the highest bar for journalistic integrity.
OUR STORIES:
Hainan’s Women of the Waves
Surfing gives this free-spirited pack strength to paddle against the tides of tradition.
Home Is Where The Court Is
A crew of young Sudanese refugees in Western Australia finds hope, identity and friendship through basketball.
Enemies In The Ring, Friends Outside It
The fighters at this all-female gym in Shanghai bond over breaking gender norms and finding their inner strength.
In Good Company: Eyekonz
A team of young girls in Philadelphia claim their place in the sport of lacrosse.
The Future of Breakdancing is at This Beach
Athletes in Dakar, Senegal, perform their physics-defying moves in the whitewater.