Episode 309 - Haven Wong Interview

It's a sport that we love and a sport that we know little about here on Off The Podium but today that changes as we chat to our first ever handball athlete on the show in Canadian national team member Haven Wong to learn more about her career as well as why handball is such an incredible sport! We find out from Haven how she progressed her way through the sport and just what the handball scene is like in Canada. We also find out about some of the unique rules of the sport and just what it takes to train to become an athlete athlete in it. Added to this we learn about Haven's experiences at the 2019 Pan Am Games and why that was such a groundbreaking tournament for Canada, just what is needed in the sport for it to continue to grow in the country and the intense rivalry between Team Canada and Team USA in women's handball and why it was good to see them finish in fourth at the Pan Am Games in Peru. It's a great an informative chat that you won't want to miss!