by admin | Aug 30, 2024 | Representation, SEW
There was no need to defend Sarah Adam on the court, at least not in the eyes of her opponents. Competing in her first wheelchair rugby competition, she was an unknown, she was inexperienced, and she was a woman playing a male-dominated sport. “No one knew that...
by admin | Aug 30, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Ali Truwit gathers her gear as she stands on the deck of a boat floating off Turks and Caicos in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a warm and sunny day in May, ideal for snorkeling. Sophie Pilkinton, her former Yale swimming teammate, asks her to pose for a photo. Ali...
by admin | Aug 27, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Lydia Ko completed what she called a “Cinderella-like story” as she clinched the Women’s Open at St. Andrews on Sunday, just a few weeks after winning Olympic gold in Paris. The 27-year-old from New Zealand carded a three-under 69 in her final round, including a...
by admin | Aug 23, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA didn’t waste anytime returning to the hardwood after the Olympics and the quick turnaround following the Paris Games is something players may look to change in the next collective bargaining agreement. Teams started playing games four days after the Paris...
by admin | Aug 22, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Keely Hodgkinson has said her season is over due to an injury, but she said she has already secured everything she wanted from the campaign after winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Hodgkinson, 22, claimed gold at the Stade de France in the women’s 800...
by admin | Aug 22, 2024 | Representation, SEW
“The Star-Spangled Banner” was climbing to its conclusion, and Brittney Griner couldn’t stop the tears. Because her right hand was over her heart and she held a Paris Olympicsposter in a cardboard box in her left, Griner had no way to wipe her reddened, wet eyes. She...
by admin | Aug 16, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Reflecting on women’s sport at the Paris Olympics leaves me feeling torn. Parity was proudly announced in numbers of male and female athletes and it was an important milestone. Though it’s hardly reassuring it took 124 years since women debuted, also in Paris. There...
by admin | Aug 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
In recent years, the surge in viewership and fandom surrounding women’s sports has been nothing short of remarkable and was predicted to continue into the 2024 Olympic Games. While a great deal of attention has been given to the “Caitlin Clark effect” on...
by admin | Aug 15, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Older men were more likely than their younger counterparts to have watched more women’s events at the Paris Olympic Games, according to a new poll, with the same fact being true of older women. A YouGov survey of 1,567 U.S. adults found that watching more...
by admin | Aug 15, 2024 | Representation, SEW
U.S. women’s basketball players have been saying for years that winning in the Olympics isn’t easy and France showed at the Paris Games that their comments are more than just rhetoric to keep fans interested. The rest of the world is catching up to the U.S.,...
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