EVENT NEWS
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June 25, 2025
Toronto Waterfront Marathon’s bold initiative to get more women racing
At the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, race director Charlotte Brookes has noticed a concerning trend: fewer women are signing up, even as total race participation climbs. CANADIAN Running Magazine
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June 24, 2025
Langkawi International Ultra Run: Hong Kong’s Wong is fastest woman and beats the men too
It was meant to be her husband’s big day, but instead it was Wong Mei-yan who stole the show at the Langkawi International Ultra Run, becoming the fastest overall finisher in the 100km Round Island Ultra-Road. myNEWS
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June 18, 2025
KPMG Women’s PGA ups purse by $1.6 million, matching largest on LPGA
The KPMG Women’s PGA is now on equal terms with the U.S. Women’s Open when it comes to prize money. KPMG announced Tuesday its total purse is now $12 million, up from $10.4 million a year ago. The winner will earn $1.8 million. KPMG took over as title sponsor in...
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May 23, 2025
ITRA launches Women’s Trail Day to boost female participation
The International Trail Running Association (ITRA) has launched the first-ever Women’s Trail Day, a new international initiative encouraging women to get out on the trails and help close the gender gap in the sport. ENDURANCE.BIZ
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May 21, 2025
WNBA’s Dream Unveil Court Design Calling for Respect for Women’s Sports in Photos
The Atlanta Dream unveiled a new court design for their home opener at State Farm Arena on Thursday. The monochrome black court includes the phrase "Pay some respect to women's sports" at half court. The design is the result of a partnership with Cash App and Playa Society, a woman-owned...
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May 21, 2025
Ironman weighs slot allocation reform after gender equity report from Women in Tri UK
Ironman is considering evidence provided by Women in Tri UK regarding the corporation’s proportional representation world championship slot allocation system. triathlon MAGAZINE
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May 20, 2025
Caitlin Clark, Fever Draw Record 2.7M Viewers vs. Sky
It’s a new WNBA season, but the results remain the same: Caitlin Clark continues to set ratings records. The season opener between the Clark-led Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky drew 2.7 million viewers Saturday on ABC, the most-watched game on ESPN platforms (regular season or playoffs), the network announced. The...
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May 18, 2025
How the Olympics are levelling the playing field
Across the globe, the Olympic Movement is breaking barriers with sport as a vehicle for gender equality. Last month, the Olympic Values Education Programme launched a series of inclusive projects in Saudi Arabia, which brought together male and female participants and trainers. ITG
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May 18, 2025
BBC gears up for stellar summer of women’s sport: Euro 2025, Rugby World Cup, Wimbledon, World Athletics Championship
Women's sport is set to take centre stage this summer with a stellar line-up of major events. The Women's Euros, Women's Rugby World Cup and World Athletics Championships will be live across the BBC alongside Wimbledon, The Hundred cricket tournament and the tennis at Queen's, where women will compete for...
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May 16, 2025
NWSL says ‘we regret’ completing game after Angel City’s Savy King collapsed
The NWSL acknowledged that last week's game between Angel City FC and the Utah Royals should have been suspended after Savy King required emergency medical treatment on the field. USA TODAY
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May 13, 2025
How the 2024 WNBA draft changed women’s sports forever
In this episode of FC Explains, hosted by Josh Christensen, we break down why the 2024 WNBA Draft is being hailed as the moment that changed everything for women’s sports. FAST COMPANY
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May 9, 2025
FIFA Women’s World Cup expanded to 48 teams from 2031
The Women's World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams, like the men's competition, starting with the 2031 edition, FIFA announced on Friday. yahoo sports
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May 4, 2025
48-year-old wins women’s title at 2025 Toronto Marathon
New Tecumseth, Ont.’s Ana Laura Fray delivered one of the most impressive performances of all. On Sunday, the 48-year-old made a powerful statement at the Toronto Marathon, blazing to an overall women’s victory in 2:50:40 and proving that age is no barrier to excellence. Running Mag
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April 23, 2025
Fake tan, fancy nails: How marathons became a catwalk for beauty
You wouldn’t go to work without looking kind-of presentable. So, when you’re on the world stage — if you’re running a major marathon, you could be on TV — you just want to look good. CNN Style
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April 23, 2025
Nike announces first women’s sub-4 mile attempt in June
Nike Breaking4 is set to take place at Paris’s Stade Sébastien Charléty–site of the Paris Diamond League, where Kipyegon ran both her 1,500m world record and her fastest-ever 5,000m race (also a world record at the time) in 2023–a little over nine weeks from now. Running Magazine
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April 17, 2025
The 8 New Sports Leagues Worth Watching in 2025
Explore the future of sports in 2025: discover new leagues, emerging technologies, and innovative strategies transforming the fan experience and athlete performance. ADWEEK
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April 15, 2025
WNBA Draft 2025 Headlined by Paige Bueckers Saw Second-Highest Viewership Numbers
The 2025 WNBA draft on Monday night saw the second-highest viewership numbers in league history. The ESPN broadcast averaged 1.25 million viewers and peaked at 1.46 million. This is an 119% increase from the 2023 WNBA draft. It's only the second time in WNBA draft history when the viewership numbers...
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April 14, 2025
WNBA Draft winners and losers: Wings hit big with Paige Bueckers, Sedona Prince surprisingly goes undrafted
The 2025 WNBA Draft is in the books. Former UConn star Paige Bueckers went No. 1 to the Dallas Wings, and the rest of the lottery also went as expected. The Seattle Storm added Dominique Malonga at No. 2, while the Washington Mystics picked Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen at Nos. 3 and 4,...
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April 10, 2025
Female athletes to be in the majority at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after big win for women’s soccer
Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games thanks to a big win for women’s soccer. The Olympic women’s soccer tournament will be bigger than the men’s edition for the first time in 2028, the International Olympic...
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April 10, 2025
LA 2028 Olympics adds swimming sprints and mixed-gender gymnastics
Sprint-distance swimming races and mixed-gender events in artistic gymnastics and golf are among the additions to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, after the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) approval of a record 351 medal events on Wednesday. The additions are part of a broader push by the IOC to modernize the...
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April 9, 2025
Sports Illustrated (SI) Announces Inaugural ‘SI Women’s Games’, Slated for Fall of 2025
Today Sports Illustrated®, the leader in sports journalism, announced an all-new, biennial all-star competition featuring elite athletes across six sports. businesswire
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April 8, 2025
Brooke Raboutou Is First Woman to Climb 5.15c
Brooke Raboutou just announced that she climbed Excalibur 5.15c (9b+) in Drena, near Arco, Italy. The ascent is historic – the first female ascent of a route graded 5.15c. Several women have climbed 5.15b in the past, including Angela Eiter, Laura Rogora, Julia Chanourdie, and Anak Verhoeven. Excalibur is the...
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April 7, 2025
UConn-South Carolina the third-most watched women’s national championship game of all time
The 2025 women’s NCAA championship game between UConn and South Carolina drew 8.5 million viewers on Sunday, which was the third-most in the tournament’s history, per ESPN, but it was a steep decline from last year’s game and a slight drop from 2023’s matchup. New York Post
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April 3, 2025
New rule bans cross-category drafting to ensure fair competition in the Life Time Grand Prix
Riders in this year's Life Time Grand Prix series will not be permitted to draft off those who aren't competing in the same category, organisers informed the series’ contestants this week. Cycling Weekly
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April 2, 2025
WNBA Champion Missing Season Shows Risks and Kinks of Unrivaled
The new player-founded, player-owned domestic 3-on-3 women’s basketball league broke major ground with its average salary of $200,000—near the WNBA max—and several other player amenities a number of WNBA teams have yet to establish. Front Office Sports
