As an athlete who looks up to, you know, Muhammad Ali, I feel like it is my responsibility to use my voice and to use my platform for change and for good.

I don't think I would be able to sleep at night if I constantly, you know, like close my mouth on social issues and said, you know, I'm not going to speak about it because it doesn't affect me.

No. social issues and said, you know, I'm not going to speak about it because it doesn't affect me. Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. This week we have an amazing, remarkable, historic trailblazing guest. We have the only U.S. Muslim woman to ever medal in Olympic history and the only one to ever compete while wearing a hijab, Ibthahj Muhammad. So thrilled and honored to have her on the show.

Also, we've got some choice words about the layoffs at ESPN,

some just stand up and just sit your ass down awards,

Colin Kaepernick Watch with an extra special surprise at the end.

But first, Ibnaj Mahomet.

Like, first question is, you know, I imagine that few people in Maplewood, New Jersey, find fencing as an athletic outlet.

How did you find this as your sport?

And when did you know that you loved it?

So, interesting story about Maplewood,

New Jersey. A fencing, I would say, is probably our number one sport. It is, um, the most decorated

of the high school teams at our, our high school between Maplewood and South Orange.

We share a local high school one school district.

But, yeah, we have the most decorated team of all the teams at our school.

And we have some pretty strong sports teams.

Like our track and field team is pretty good.

The soccer team is good.

But we're always like number one contenders for state championship and fencing.

Defensers,

defencers, like have status, like football players at other schools?

No, I don't think fensors have status anywhere in life at any point.

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