by admin | Jul 31, 2024 | Representation, SEW
At least once every four years, a controversy erupts over female athletes’ sports apparel. And following Nike’s reveal of one 2024 Team USA Olympic track and field kit, athletes and fans have been questioning yet again what a uniform says about women’s place in elite...
by admin | Jul 31, 2024 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Olympics commentator Bob Ballard was dropped from Eurosport, the European pay TV company, on Monday after the veteran sportscaster made sexist comments about the Australian women’s swim team. Following the conclusion of Saturday 4×100 meter freestyle relay,...
by admin | Jul 31, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Two boxers who were disqualified from competing with women at a global event last year have been permitted to fight in the Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee confirmed. Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu‑ting of Taiwan failed to meet gender...
by admin | Jul 31, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Backed up to their own goal line, and down to one final, desperate attempt at a medal, the Americans were doing everything they could think of to get a last-second score. That was when the ball ended up in Alex Sedrick’s hands. When the 26-year-old rugby sevens...
by admin | Jul 31, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a tension in the air. They’d all been in the Olympic spotlight before, experiences that left them with medals but also the kind of...
by admin | May 3, 2024 | Representation, SEW
There isn’t much Katie Ledecky hasn’t accomplished in a swimming pool. The 27-year-old is already a seven-time Olympic gold medalist, the most decorated individual female swimmer of all time, and the most recognizable active athlete in her sport. Unphased and...
by admin | May 3, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The US Soccer Federation and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the two organizations announced on Monday. The federations said they will instead focus on a bid for the 2031 edition of the tournament...
by admin | May 3, 2024 | Representation, SEW
United States women’s national team legend Carli Lloyd announced she and her husband, Brian Hollins, are expecting their first child. Lloyd, 41, made 316 appearances for the USWNT, second behind Kristine Lilly (354), during which she won two Women’s World...
by admin | May 2, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Top British gymnast Ondine Achampong is expected to miss this summer’s Paris Olympics after announcing Monday that she tore her ACL. The 20-year-old says she’s “devastated” about the knee injury, which typically takes a year to recover from after surgery. Read...
by admin | May 2, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
This weekend felt like the poignant close of a monumental chapter in women’s basketball. On Saturday, Maya Moore-Irons was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. On Sunday, Candace Parker announced she was retiring from the WNBA. Parker, who had signed a...
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