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BCOMS trains and connects
Diversifying the stories sport tells...

…and the people who tell them.

BCOMS trains and connects the next generation of diverse sports media talent, and gives partners direct access to that talent and to the environments, events and communities they work in.

WHY BCOMS
Why is BCOMS needed

The Black Collective of Media in Sport (BCOMS) believe there should be a better representation of our diverse society in the media. While the participants of elite-level sports are largely diverse – there is an under-representation of people from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ+ and other under-represented communities in the sports media.

The stats
8
out of 456 roles in broadcast and written media covering Wimbledon, EURO 2016, Rio Olympics and Paralympics were BAME women.
0
There has never been a black Sports Editor on a national mainstream newspaper.
80%
of UK journalists come from higher socioeconomic backgrounds (2022 report from the UK’s National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)
0
No Asian woman within the written media covered the Men’s Euro 2024 or the 2023 Women’s World Cup
BCOMS success stories
Mayowa Quadri

A self-proclaimed conversationalist, Mayowa aims to use football as a means of discussing societal issues whilst opening up the game to being more about just the final result.

Mayowa Quadri
Brian Matovu

Brian was one of the first recipients of the inaugural BCOMS x Chelsea Foundation scholarship which enabled him to study for his NCTJ.

Brian Matovu
Maria Tsaptsinos

Maria is a former professional table tennis athlete, achieving a Commonwealth Bronze medal in 2018. After successfully completing her masters […]

Maria Tsaptsinos
Aadam Patel

Aadam was part of the inaugural BCOMS North cohort in 2021/22. He works as a sports reporter for The Daily […]

Aadam Patel
Fadumo Olow

Fadumo is one of the UK’s leading voices in women’s sport. She has experience as a journalist, presenter, reporter, expert pundit, event host and influencer.

Fadumo Olow
Keanu Rattray

Experienced Writer with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. He is currently a digital content manager at FIFA where he covers tournaments like the FIFA Men and Women’s World Cup.

Keanu Rattray
Um-E-Aymen Babar

Um-E-Aymen Babar is an award-winning multilingual journalist working at the intersection of race, class and sport. She won the 2022 Hugh Cudlipp Award for her debut piece in Wisden.

Um-E-Aymen Babar
OUR MASTERCLASSES
BCOMS Masterclasses

Our flagship Masterclass programme has seen a number of breakthrough successes in the sports media industry.

Updates
Leeds prevail in the Premier League’s battle of the dreamers 
August 24, 2026
Leeds prevail in the Premier League’s battle of the dreamers 

  The Premier league’s biggest dreamers started their campaign with a tight 1-0 away win at Nottingham Forest. An Anton […]

Debut vs debut-which signing had the best number between Spurs vs Brentford?
Debut vs debut-which signing had the best number between Spurs vs Brentford?

This evening’s London derby between Brentford and Tottenham featured five debutants, including the 100-million-pound man Sandro Tonali.  The opening 20 […]

De Zerbi’s Blueprint Fails to Spark at the Gtech 
De Zerbi’s Blueprint Fails to Spark at the Gtech 

  For a Tottenham side that has spent over £230m rebuilding around Roberto De Zerbi’s  signature style of possession, it […]

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