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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
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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October 8, 2024
Tracee Metcalfe Becomes First U.S. Woman to Climb the World’s Highest Peaks
On Friday, Tracee Metcalfe, 50, became the first U.S. woman to scale all of the world's 8,000m peaks. Metcalfe’s final summit on the list of 14 8,000m peaks was Tibet’s Shisha Pangma, the lowest of the 14 at 8,027 m (26,335 feet). Gear Junkie
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October 7, 2024
Caitlin Clark will compete in LPGA’s The Annika pro-am this November
On Monday, it was announced that Clark will be participating in the LPGA's upcoming pro-am event, 'The Annika,' this November. The Annika's pro-am event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13. The official tournament will start the following day. Clark will also participate in the Women’s Leadership Summit on Tuesday, November 12...
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October 3, 2024
WNBA Names Rookie Of The Year
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was named as the 2024 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year on Thursday (October 3). Clark averaged 19.2 points, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds during her rookie season, setting WNBA records for assists in a single-season (337) and game (19), as well as rookie records for points (769),...
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October 1, 2024
Twin Cities Marathon offering lactation area for nursing runners
Maintaining a high level of fitness will be easier for new moms because the Pumpspotting bus just rolled into town. The bus just rolled in from Chicago as part of the Pumpspotting organization that travels the country to uplift moms. Barb is packed with resources, accessories, a changing table and a place...
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September 30, 2024
No Witnesses or Video of Muriel Furrer’s Fatal Zürich Worlds Crash
Authorities are continuing to investigate the tragic death of Swiss junior cyclist Muriel Furrer, who died from injuries following a crash during the UCI Road World Championships in Zurich. Furrer, 18, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury after falling during the women’s junior road race on Thursday, September 26. According to initial findings from the...
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September 27, 2024
Athlos NYC Didn’t Feel Like a Track Meet—and That’s What Made It a Success
Founded by Alexis Ohanian and shaped by the sport’s top athletes, the inaugural event Althos NYC showcased a unique format and blueprint for growing women’s track. SI
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September 24, 2024
Women-only track meet to debut Thursday in New York City
The Athlos NYC 2024 track meet formerly known as the 776 Invitational is all set to be held on Thursday (September 26) at New York's Icahn Stadium. The track meet will be a female competition powered by Serena Williams' husband and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The Athlos NYC 2024 track...
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September 24, 2024
Women in Sports summit bring in women leaders across sports
The national spotlight is on up-and-coming young professionals in Ohio. The Forbes Under 30 event has taken over Cincinnati this week celebrating young professionals who are change-makers in their field. This year, they’re showcasing a new event to highlight women in sports. Whether it’s the Caitlin Clark effect or the...
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September 23, 2024
American woman sets wild Appalachian Trail speed record
On Sept. 21, 2024, Virginia-based ultrarunner Tara Dower made history by setting a new overall supported Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Appalachian Trail, completing the monumental journey in an astonishing 40 days, 18 hours and five minutes. This feat surpasses Karel Sabbe’s previous FKT from 2018 by about 13.5 hours. Her effort...
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September 16, 2024
By the Numbers: 2024 Women’s Ironman World Championship
On September 22, some 1,400 women will take to the sun-bleached coast of Côte d’Azur for the 2024 women’s Ironman World Championship. Not only is the event Europe’s first 100% female Ironman triathlon, but it marks the first time the World Championship for women has been held anywhere but in...
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September 13, 2024
LPGA Apologizes for Solheim Cup Fan Bus Debacle That Left Stands Half-Empty
The LPGA apologized to fans attending the Solheim Cup on Friday morning after shuttle bus issues led to significant delays for thousands of spectators trying to get to Robert Trent Jones Golf Club just outside of Washington, D.C. The 2,000-seat stadium grandstands built around the first tee box were only roughly...
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September 4, 2024
‘Appalling’: The Paralympic Women’s Cycling Course Is Just Half the Length of the Men’s
Though there’s been a bunch of recent, exciting progress made in narrowing the gender equity gap in sports, there’s still much more work to be done. And the Paralympic women’s cycling course at the 2024 Paris Games is one prime example of where parity continues to fall short—literally. The course for...
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September 4, 2024
Washington Spirit’s Croix Bethune suffers season-ending knee injury throwing ceremonial pitch
Washington Spirit rookie midfielder Croix Bethune will miss the rest of the season for the National Women's Soccer League club after apparently suffering a knee injury while throwing the ceremonial first pitch at a Washington Nationals game last week. The Spirit said Wednesday that Bethune, who was part of the U.S. Olympic...
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August 20, 2024
59-Year-Old Establishes Women’s FKT on New Kilimanjaro ‘Sea to Summit’ Hike
Fastest known times (FKTs) are the most popular type of record thru-hikers and endurance athletes are trying to set these days. People now run the Colorado Trail end to end in less than a week, hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail in just 46 days, complete calendar year triple crowns faster than ever, and...
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