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Nneka Ogwumike Sends Powerful Message to Aspiring Female Athletes

For the past several months, “everyone watches women’s sports” has been the anthem in the sporting world as female sporting events have gained greater attention from the media and fans alike. Printed on T-shirts released by TOGETHXR—the female athlete-founded media company dedicated to elevating the stories of women in sports—the phrase has come to represent a new movement that has given female athletes more attention than ever before.

At the forefront of the movement are athletes like Alex Morgan, Sue Bird (two of TOGETHXR’s cofounders) and Nneka Ogwumike, the WNBA veteran and current president of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association. The athlete has also taken part in several events sponsored by TOGETHXR, supporting their mission to bolster women’s sports. Read More

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