Representation

A First Chance at First Place

With five new sports debuting at the Tokyo Olympics, these female athletes are entering uncharted territory.

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USWNT Stars and Sisters Kristie and Sam Mewis on Inspiring Each Other on Journey to Olympics

Kristie Mewis will join younger sister Sam Mewis at the Olympics after an unlikely comeback to the USWNT

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Angel City unveil crest and colors: The meaning and ambition behind the design

Angel City FC debuted their club crest and colors Wednesday morning

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Expected to Be Demure, Japan’s Girls Face Steep Hurdles to Athletic Dreams

The Tokyo Olympics offer a chance to crown a new set of heroes to inspire budding female athletes. But once…

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USWNT’s Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe question Olympics policy on children

Some athletes have complained that they are being forced to choose between the Games and their young children

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Legacy of first Black woman to win a US gymnastics championship lives on

Before Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas wowed the world and dared many to believe, and even before Dominique Dawes and…

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‘Sad story’: An injured Serena Williams is out of Wimbledon

“She’s a great champion, and it’s (a) sad story.”

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She’s up! Bat girl 60 years in making reaches Yankee Stadium

Gwen Goldman exchanged fist bumps with the New York Yankees she had been admiring for decades from afar, walked onto…

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Duke’s Kara Lawson on leadership and women occupying more spaces in sports

Lawson talked with espnW about leadership positions for women in sports

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