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December 3, 2024

Laura Beachy Joins Thermore as Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications

Milan, Italy (December 3, 2024) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ — Thermore, an Italian manufacturing firm and leader in sustainable synthetic insulation, welcomes Laura Beachy as Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications. Beachy joins Thermore from Hyla Strategies, a NYC-based boutique marketing firm, where she served as a Managing Partner since 2014. Over...

December 2, 2024

Marathoner Sara Hall Smashes Her Own American Masters Record

In her fourth marathon of 2024, Sara Hall finished 10th at the Valencia Marathon in Spain in 2:23:45. Hall, 41, shattered her own U.S. masters record, 2:26:06, which she set at the Olympic Marathon Trials in February. Runners World  

December 1, 2024

Moms Make History at Ultraman World Championship as Jen Annett and Michelle Vesterby Finish 1st and 2nd

This year’s Ultraman World Championship event turned out to be record-breaking in a number of ways as Canada’s Jen Annett and Denmark’s Michelle Vesterby finished first and second overall. Slowwitch

November 29, 2024

After Running a Women’s-Only Marathon, I’ll Never Want to Run a ‘Regular’ Race Ever Again

The difference between the Every Woman's Marathon and your typical race felt particularly stark compared to other marathons. The environment can feel cutthroat, and a participant was often elbowed, bumped, and clipped—always by men, nothing of the sort happens during the Every Woman's Marathon. At the expo, for instance, there...

November 26, 2024

Babsi Zangerl – The First to Flash Big Wall on El Capitan’s Freerider

Babsi Zangerl just ‘Flashed’ Freerider (VI, 5.13a) on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. The 36-year-old Austrian reached the top of the 3,000-foot granite wall without falling on the first attempt. On Si

November 20, 2024

LPGA Tour sets another record with $127.5M in prize money for 2025

The LPGA Tour will play for $127.5 million in official prize money in 2025, another record for the circuit that has worked independently of the PGA Tour for 75 years. The Detroit News

November 19, 2024

LPGA’s Richest Season Ever Set to Crown a Record-Breaker

The LPGA Tour’s richest season yet is set to conclude this week with someone finally breaking Lorena Ochoa’s 17-year-old record for prize money won in a single season. Whoever wins this week’s CME Group Tour Championship will surpass the $4,364,994 that Ochoa earned in 2007 when she won eight tournaments,...

November 19, 2024

Caitlin Clark announced as featured speaker at Women’s Sports Awards in Kansas City

Basketball star Caitlin Clark will make a visit to Kansas City in February to celebrate the accomplishments of women and girls in sports. Amid a women's sports boost in Kansas City, the Women's Intersport Network for Kansas City, or WIN for KC, announced Tuesday that Clark will be honored as the...

November 17, 2024

7,000 runners conquer Every Woman’s Marathon

The streets of Savannah, Ga., came alive on Saturday as more than 7,000 runners from all 50 states and 12 countries took on the Every Woman’s Marathon, a race designed to highlight and support women in running. Running Magazine

November 15, 2024

Women’s Health & Longevity Summit Speakers Announced

The Women's Health and Longevity Summit, Luminescence, is set for February 1, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. The one-day event will include insight from experts and fitness and wellness luminaries Dr. Casey Means, Marianne Williamson, Jillian Michaels, Dr. Sara Gottfried, Kimberly Snyder, JJ Virgin, Dr. Mindy Pelz, Kayla Barnes, and Dr. Robin...

November 13, 2024

WNBA’s Valkyries Hit 20K Season Ticket Deposits Ahead of Debut

The Golden State Valkyries have surpassed 20,000 season ticket deposits, according to a press release. The new total builds upon their initial record in late July, when the WNBA expansion franchise took in more than 15,000 deposits, the most for a women’s sports team in the U.S. before its first season. Sportico

November 13, 2024

Every Woman’s Marathon: Why Women’s-Only Races Are Still Crucial to Progress in Female Equality

Women’s-only races emphasize empowerment, safety, and community in a world where female runners still face unique challenges. run

November 11, 2024

The Caitlin Clark Show Is Hitting the LPGA Tour in a Big Way

Caitlin Clark joked she would spend her WNBA offseason trying to become a professional golfer after the former Iowa women’s basketball star won Rookie of the Year, made the All-WNBA First Team, and helped set numerous attendance and viewership records across the league. Front Office Sports

November 8, 2024

Coco Gauff’s WTA Finals title ends her season with a $4.8 million check and a big turnaround

Coco Gauff took to social media to post a message after wrapping up 2024 by winning the WTA Finals and the $4.8 million check that came with it. “I beat the bad season allegations,” Gauff wrote. After defeating the women ranked Nos. 1 and 2 — Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek — earlier...

November 7, 2024

Shop Women-Led Wednesday To Support Women In Business This Spending Season

Sun Valley, ID (Nov. 7, 2024) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Women-Led Wednesday, the annual purpose-driven holiday that urges the public to shop women-led businesses, returns for the seventh year, calling on consumers to be mindful of their purchasing power leading up to popular eCommerce holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday....

November 6, 2024

ESPN Events to Host First-Ever Women’s College Basketball Matchup in Peraton Armed Forces Classic – Louisville and UConn to Play at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, Nov. 4, 2025

ESPN Events will host the first-ever women’s college basketball matchup in the Peraton Armed Forces Classic to tip off the 2025-26 season when perennial powers Louisville and UConn play at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. The game will be televised on ESPN. Ramstein – site...

October 29, 2024

Women’s Pro Baseball League Launching in America in 2026

/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ The Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL) is launching in the summer of 2026 with six teams and is the only professional women's baseball league in America. The League is Co-Founded by baseball pioneer, Justine Siegal, the first woman to coach a professional men's baseball team and to pitch...

October 29, 2024

Tough Women’s 2025 Tour De France Route Reflects Rising Level

A tough nine-stage route for the fourth edition of the women's Tour de France was revealed on Tuesday, with organisers saying the route reflects growing standards in the women's event. "The level in women's cycling is rising and that's why we have nine stages instead of eight. And nine hard...

October 23, 2024

Spartan 100M and Sprint World Championships Return to Hvar, Croatia 2025

Hvar, Croatia, 23rd October 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The stunning island of Hvar is set to once again become the heart of the obstacle course racing world, as it prepares to host the hugely successful Spartan World Championship Weekend from October 9th to 12th, 2025. Whether you’re looking to break...

October 22, 2024

espnW Announces Agenda and Speakers for the 15th Annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit, presented by Toyota

/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ The Summit returns to the Ojai Valley Inn and will take place in-person and virtually October 28-30. This year’s lineup includes 7-time Olympic Gold medalist, advocate and entrepreneur, Allyson Felix, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Dean and Owner of the Angel City Football Club, Willow Bay, WNBA Champion,...

October 21, 2024

2024 Swimrun CÔTE D’AZUR and Sumarpo: A Partnership Focus on Pure Adventure

/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Sumarpo is excited to join forces with SWIMRUN CÔTE D'AZUR for the 2024 season, teaming up to bring even more joy to one of the original swimruns on the Côte d'Azur. The partnership is all about celebrating the pure happiness that comes from tackling a swimrun, combining...

October 19, 2024

Inside Red Bull Rampage where women risk their lives to make history in death-defying sport of free riding

For the first time in its history, women competed in Red Bull Rampage. Yet why they or their male counterparts w m or watching from home, the riders appear possessed by an inhuman level of courage - and frankly, insanity. The rules are simple: Get from point A to point...

October 18, 2024

Kenyan parliament demands U.S. journalist apologize for marathon world record question

Kenyan distance runner Ruth Chepngetich stunned the distance running world at the 2024 Chicago Marathon, not only breaking the previous women’s world record but also becoming the first woman to run sub-2:10—something many thought was impossible. Running Magazine

October 14, 2024

Ruth Chepngetich Shatters Women’s World Marathon Record In Chicago

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich smashed the women’s world marathon record in Chicago on Sunday, taking almost two minutes off the previous best to win the race in two hours, nine minutes and 56 seconds. Forbes

October 10, 2024

Robin Goomes wins the first Red Bull Rampage women’s competition

Seven of the world’s top women’s riders dropped into the Red Bull Rampage course in Virgin, Utah for the first time and pushed the level of progression to new heights. For the first time, seven of the best female freeriders heard that starting cue this year. Red Bull