Sport BC Announces In Her Footsteps and Bobbie Steen Foundation Award Recipient, Marni Abbott

March 1, 2024

The purpose of In Her Footsteps…Celebrating BC Women in Sport is to name and honour women who have made a significant contribution to sport in BC. The athletes, coaches, officials, builders, pioneers, teams, officials, and members of the media who have been selected for this honour have helped shape sport in BC.

Their collective impact is felt across the BC sport sector and throughout the province. The honourees are celebrated at Sport BC’s Annual Athlete of the Year Awards and are featured at the In Her Footsteps . . . Celebrating BC Women In Sport Exhibit at the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

The exhibit tells the stories of the Honourees through interactive touch-screen component, artifacts, text, and photographs.

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Photo Credit: Sport BC
Sian Blyth accepting on behalf of Marni Abbott

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