by admin | Aug 1, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The Olympic Games are more than just a global celebration of athletic prowess—they’ve long been a powerful platform for championing equality in sports. Women first competed in the Olympic Games in 1900, coincidentally held in Paris. Since then, the journey toward...
by admin | Jul 31, 2024 | Representation, SEW
When it’s time to race, Kaylee McKeown is sure hard to beat. American Regan Smith came into the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the Paris Olympics with the world record and no shortage of confidence. Read More
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 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 1, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Team USA will compete in Pool B in women’s hockey in Paris, drawn together with second-ranked Australia and No.3 Argentina, as well as Great Britain, Spain, and South Africa. Top-ranked Netherlands, the Tokyo 2020 champs, are in Pool A. Tamer, with her athletic...
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