HAILEY HANSON BBC MIDLANDS TODAY HD

Hailey Hanson a World Unified Kickboxing Champion from Birmingham is calling for her discipline to be officially recognised as a sport. Hailey Hanson, who started training when she was seven years old, wants Sport England to make the sport eligible for funding and wider publicity. She juggles her training and competitions with her graphic design studies at Solihull College and said the sport has helped her gain more confidence. Despite having more than a hundred thousand participants across the UK, Kickboxing is still not officially recognised as a Sport. It means that even elite athletes are unable to attract lottery funding to help fund their training. Hailey is leading the calls to change all that, as Nick Clitheroe reports.