Leigh-Ann Naidoo Explained

Leigh-Ann Naidoo
Nationality: South Africa
Birth Date:1976 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Durban, South Africa
Weight:700NaN0

Leigh-Ann Naidoo (born 12 July 1976 in Durban) is a South African beach volleyball player.[1]

Naidoo began her career at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 1999 attending only the Acapulco Open alongside Alena Schurkova.[2] [3] Already with partner Julia Willand she attended more stages in the 2004 season culminating with the participation in the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens.[2] They lost all three matches in the group stage and did not advance to the medal round.[1]

Personal life

Naidoo currently resides in Cape Town and has been with her partner, Kelly Gillespie, since 2007. She is openly gay and in 2006 became an ambassador and keynote speaker of the Gay Games, in Chicago.[4]

Naidoo was previously a Palestinian solidarity activist and, in 2016, participated in the Women's Boat to Gaza, an attempt to break the Israel maritime blockade of Hamas controlled Gaza.[5] She was detained by Israeli authorities, processed and returned to South Africa within a day.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Leigh-Ann Naidoo. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111842/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/leigh-ann-naidoo-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 18 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Leigh-Ann Naidoo Season Summaries 1999-2007. Beach Volleyball Database. 3 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Leigh-Ann Naidoo: 1999-2007 . 2023-04-12 . www.bvbinfo.com.
  4. Web site: Leigh-Ann Naidoo profile. Federation of Gay Games. 18 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140518083547/http://hosting2.sportingpulse.com/www.gaygames.com/index.php?id=123. 18 May 2014.
  5. Web site: Leigh-Ann Naidoo (Olympic Volleyball) . 11 September 2016 . . 24 October 2018.
  6. News: Adams . Tasneem . SA activist released . 24 October 2018 . 91.3 FM: The Voice of the Cape . 7 October 2016.