Jess Silva

Jess Silva is a broadcaster and commentator working across athletics, electric motorsport and women’s sport for the BBC, Sky Sports, ITV and Eurosport.

A trained broadcast journalist, Jess was the first female commentator of the Golden Trail Running World Series for Eurosport. Her coverage includes the Marathon du Mont Blanc, il Golfo dell’Isola and Sierre-Zinal, where she commentated alongside trail running legend Kilian Jornet.

Jess is also a commentator for World Athletics (BBC/World Feed), most recently covering the 2025 World Relays in Guangzhou, China. In 2025 she presented on the London Marathon, before joining the presenting team for the 2026 Great Run Series.

Alongside athletics, Jess has worked across electric motorsport and cycling, including Extreme E, Formula E, the World E-Bike Series, e-Skootr and the Cycling World Championships.

Before broadcasting full-time, Jess held senior leadership roles at England Netball and the Netball Super League, working across major international competitions including World Cups and Commonwealth Games. She has also presented across women’s rugby, football and netball coverage for broadcasters including Sky Sports and ITV.

Outside broadcasting, Jess is founder of the global women’s community Second Nature Sisters and co-founder of environmental start-up Carbon Jacked.