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October 2, 2021
Unstoppable Lizzie Deignan solos to history at Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) stormed into the history books Saturday with a picture-perfect race to win the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes. The British star attacked on the first cobbles, and never looked back. The 2015 world champion dropped the hammer with more than 80km to go, stayed upright, and avoided traffic to finish...
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October 1, 2021
Nagoya Women’s Marathon now offers the most prize money of any race
he Nagoya Women’s Marathon announced it would be increasing the prize money for its race scheduled to take place on Mar. 13, 2022. This year’s winner will take home USD $250,000, which makes the Nagoya Women’s Marathon the highest-prize paying race in the world. Canadian Running
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September 22, 2021
Asma Jan, Kanza Malik making history for Pakistani women at world championships
Asma Jan and Kanza Malik made history at the world championships. The two riders became the first women from Pakistan to compete at an international cycling event when they took on the women’s individual time trial Monday. They are part of a four-rider team, along with two men, that is competing in...
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September 20, 2021
BSN SPORTS And Under Armour Recognize 50th Anniversary Of Title IX With Complementary “Women Of Will” Coaches’ Webinar
BSN SPORTS, the nation's largest direct marketer and distributor of sporting goods to the school and league markets and a division of Varsity Brands, and Under Armour today announced co-sponsorship of a complementary coaches' webinar, "Empowering Coaches to Inspire The Next Generation" on behalf of their joint Women of Will Program...
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September 16, 2021
14-Year-Old Maya Merhige Becomes Youngest Woman to Swim Across Catalina Channel
Fourteen-year-old Maya Merhige of The Streamliners in Berkeley, California swam 20.1 miles across the Catalina Channel on September 7, becoming the youngest female swimmer ever to cross it and doing so in record time. She finished the route from Catalina Island to Palos Verdes, California with a time of 10 hours and...
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September 15, 2021
More people watched the U.S Open women’s match than the men’s
An average of 2.44 million viewers tuned into the U.S. Open women’s championships on Saturday featuring a historic battle between victor Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez, beating the viewership of the men’s match, new ESPN data reports. The broadcast featuring the two teenage athletes peaked at 3.4 million viewers between 6...
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August 30, 2021
All-Women Broadcast Team to Call NBC Sports’ Coverage of ShopRite LPGA Classic
NBC Sports will utilize an all-women broadcast team to call the ShopRite LPGA Classic at the Bay Course at Seaview in Galloway, N.J., on October 1-3 on GOLF Channel, marking the first-ever all-women golf broadcast team in U.S. television history. The commentary team will feature Cara Banks handling play-by-play duties,...
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August 18, 2021
AIG Women’s Open becomes richest event in women’s golf with $1.3 million purse increase
Setting a new benchmark for women’s golf, the prize money payout at this week’s AIG Women’s Open will total $5.8 million, that largest of any LPGA major and an increase of $1.3 million from what it was a year ago at Royal Troon. On Sunday evening, the new champion at...
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