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June 27, 2022
Woman Vies for Second-Ever Ski Descent of K2
An American skier and climber aims to become the second person to ski down K2, the world’s second-highest mountain. She’ll do it during K2’s busiest season on record. Gear Junkie
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June 23, 2022
As LIV Golf dominates the news, LPGA players admit almost ‘entire tour’ might consider similar jump
Money is the talk of the game right now. As a field of 156 women celebrate the second-biggest purse in tour history this week, PGA Tour stars are leaving their already lucrative tour for mind-blowing amounts of guaranteed cash on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf. The never-ending Saudi news cycle already...
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June 23, 2022
Women’s PGA Championship raises prize purse to US$9m for 2022
The organisers of the Women’s PGA Championship have announced that the prize money for the golf major will rise to US$9 million for 2022, doubling the purse from last year. The latest prize pot marks a 300 per cent increase from what the tournament offered in 2014, when the total pool was...
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June 20, 2022
NBA announce first Academy Games for women’s international prospects
The National Basketball Association is set to host the inaugural Women’s NBA Academy Games in July. The event will be apart of the 2022 NBA Academy Games for top male and female prospects from outside the U.S. The Women’s NBA Academy Games will bring together more than 40 of the top...
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June 19, 2022
40 year-old Mom of 3 Becomes First Female Olympian to Finish a Triathlon in Under 8 Hours – New Film Shows How 40 year
A 40 year-old mom has entered the history books by becoming the first female Olympian ever to complete a full triathlon in under 8 hours—smashing the world record by over 40 minutes. Two-time Olympic Nicola Spirig crossed the finish line in The unique Pho3nix Sub8 Project race in Germany on...
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June 14, 2022
How to Build an Inclusive Running Group
More people are running than ever before—and as the sport grows, that means more and more runners are seeking their own communities within the running world. The percentage of athletes joining clubs on Strava grew by 37 percent in 2021, and more than 189,000 new Clubs were created on the...
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June 6, 2022
Purse size at U.S. Open shows growth of women’s golf
The U.S. Women’s Open wrapped up Sunday in Southern Pines, N.C., with this year's $10M purse and winner Minjee Lee’s $1.8M payday the "largest in women’s golf history to date," according to Beth Ann Nichols of GOLFWEEK. When the USWO was held at Pine Needles in ’01, the "entire purse that...
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June 2, 2022
Women’s Tour gets live TV for first time, Challenge by La Vuelta reveals new five-day route
The women’s peloton got a big boost this week with two major races announcing significant developments for 2022. The organizers of the Women’s Tour in the UK confirmed that it would have live television for the first time in its history, while the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta confirmed its...
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May 25, 2022
Fugitive wanted in killing of elite cyclist traveled to New York City, authorities say
Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of fatally shooting elite cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in Texas, is believed to have traveled to New York City after the killing, authorities said Wednesday. Armstrong, 34, is accused in the May 11 shooting of Wilson -- who had previously dated Armstrong's boyfriend...
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May 23, 2022
Semenya says she offered to show track officials her body
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya said she offered to show her vagina to athletics officials when she was just 18 years old to prove she was a female. In an interview with HBO Real Sports, she also accused track and field’s world governing body of making her take medication if...
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May 20, 2022
Austin police issue arrest warrant in Moriah Wilson murder case
Austin city police issued a warrant Thursday for first-degree murder in the case of gravel racer Moriah “Mo” Wilson. The warrant named Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, in the warrant for first-degree murder felony charges. Wilson, 25, was found shot dead in an Austin apartment on May 11. Armstrong is listed as...
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May 17, 2022
Amundi Evian Championship announces $2 million purse increase
The Amundi Evian Championship has announced their own support of the the U.S. Women’s Open by increasing their purse from $4.5 million to $6.5 million in 2022. Golf Digest
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May 5, 2022
NHL’s Female Viewership Up 61% This Season
Their faith in the sports’ appeal is borne out by intriguing new TV data from the National Hockey League. The NHL’s female cable TV viewership across ESPN and TNT in the U.S. rose a whopping 61% during the 2021-2022 regular season, according to league spokeswoman Jennifer Neziol. On ESPN alone,...
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April 29, 2022
Australian Open to make golf history with equal billing and prize money for men and women
Golf history will be made when players tee off on the opening hole of this year’s Australian Open with the men’s and women’s events to be played at the same time and at the same venue. They will be the first recognised national Opens to feature the women’s and men’s tournaments...
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April 26, 2022
UCI President: The women’s peloton at the highest level is not yet big enough
There is an imbalance between the number of riders or teams and the current competition calendar, and soon, the UCI will have to say 'no' to major organizers when they sign up for the WorldTour for women. Cycling News
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April 25, 2022
Women in distance running: is the gender gap closing?
or generations, men have been faster than women in races of all distances, but over the last couple of decades, we’ve begun to see a shift. More and more women’s names are showing up at the tops of leader boards in ultra-endurance events, and the number of female participants in...
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April 24, 2022
Names You Should Know: The Greatest Historical Rivalries in Women’s Cycling
From Six-Day stars to record-breaking world champions, the stories of these women and their rivalries deserve to be told. Cycling Tips
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April 24, 2022
Soccer legend Mia Hamm’s greatest win might be the debut of Angel City FC
For years Hamm waged a tireless, lonely crusade for the return of women’s professional soccer to Southern California, a hotbed for the sport. That work eventually paid off when entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, venture capitalist Kara Nortman and actress Natalie Portman — backed by a celebrity-driven investor group that has grown to...
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April 21, 2022
Para Surfing World Champ Liv Stone Was Once Inspired to Surf; Now She Inspires Others
In only her second attempt at catching a wave and on the first ride of her life, Liv Stone immediately knew that surfing would become just that – the ride of her life. Stone, 19, grew up in a small town in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. Born with a congenital limb...
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April 20, 2022
Video: Thrilling Boston Marathon women’s race determined in final seconds
When Kenyan runner Peres Jepchirchir pulled away from Ababel Yeshaneh with one mile remaining in the 2022 Boston Marathon, it appeared as if the winner of the women’s race had just announced herself. Jepchirchir, who won both Olympic gold and the New York Marathon title last year, is known for her kick and entered...
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April 18, 2022
Allyson Felix, the most decorated track athlete of all time, will retire after 2022 season
The finish line is in sight for Allyson Felix. After more than 20 years of sprinting her way to success, the most decorated American athlete in Olympic track and field history has announced that she plans to hang up her running shoes after the 2022 season. Today
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April 16, 2022
Boston Marathon marks 50th anniversary of welcoming women
Fifty years after eight women lined up alongside the men — the first official female entrants, but not the first ones to run the race — more than 12,000 women are entered in the Boston Marathon on Monday, when it returns to its traditional Patriots Day spot in the schedule...
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April 14, 2022
espnW Announces Lineup for Women + Sports Summit on May 4
The one-day event will gather a distinctive group of leaders and change-makers at the intersection of sports, business, and entertainment for a day of conversation and reflection about the women + sports space.
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April 13, 2022
British runner sets Guinness World Record for most consecutive marathons
A runner from the UK has broken the Guinness World Record for running the most consecutive marathons. Kate Jayden of Derbyshire completed her 101st marathon in as many days on Sunday, beating American runner Alyssa Clark’s record of 95 marathons in 95 days, which she set in November 2021. Canadian Running
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April 6, 2022
Camille Herron Will Run Her 100,000th Mile This Week
Sometime in the next few days, 40-year-old ultrarunner Camille Herron will become the youngest woman on record to log 100,000 miles in her running career. While there are no official records for such achievements, several sites, including 100K Lifetime Miles, keep honor-system accounts. And it’s hard to doubt her accuracy. Outside Online
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