World Fencing League: 1M+ live viewers
The inaugural World Fencing League event in LA sold out and drew over a million live viewers, surpassing the Olympics' fencing audience.
Snapshot · On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Miles Chamley-Watson: #1 Mindset Shift That Changes Everything (Try THIS to Stay Sharp, Focused, and In Control)
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Jun 3, 2026
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What It Takes to Train Like a World-Class Fencer
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Jay acknowledges that being the first Black American world champion in a notoriously white sport is a historic achievement and asks Miles to walk through the lived experience of breaking into that world. Miles is unflinching. He describes being picked last in group selections despite clearly being one of the best in the room; receiving five unexplained red cards at his first Junior Olympics — knowing it was racial because the next day, under different officiating, he won the under-17 event; and enduring countless racial gestures from referees and coaches between ages 14 and 18. He never spoke publicly about much of it. His mother's consistent advice was pragmatic and powerful: just win, and then what can they say? Once he realised why it was happening, Miles made it fuel. He describes still reaching out to younger fencers experiencing the same thing — most recently a Black kid in Amsterdam — because he knows the loneliness of being the only one who has felt it. [1] — Miles Chamley-Watson "Miles was picked last for team events despite being one of the best fencers in the room, received five unjustified red cards at his first J…" 17:04
Turning Racial Adversity Into a Competitive Chip
Countless incidents of referees and coaches showing racial bias — from unexplained red cards to being picked last despite being the best — could have broken a young Miles. Instead, following his mother's advice to just win, he transformed discrimination into a chip on his shoulder and became the trailblazer a generation of Black fencers never had.
The World Fencing League: Bigger Than the Olympics
Miles's debut World Fencing League event in LA sold out, broke records, and drew over a million live viewers — more than the Olympics. Watching kids who'd never seen fencing on television light up on the red carpet was, he says, the greatest day of his life. Not because of medals, but because a whole generation finally saw themselves in the sport.
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