EVENT NEWS

May 26, 2022

Natural Grocers Grant Subsidizes Women’s Entries Fees for the Upcoming Jesse Blancarte Time Trial in Gardner, KS

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (May 26, 2022)/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – The Natural Grocers® Cycling Team (with the support of their title sponsor, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.) is proud to support women’s bike racing at the 2022 edition of the Jesse Blancarte Memorial 10k Time Trial on May 29th, 2022, near Gardner,...

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...

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...

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...

May 20, 2022

Celebrating Sisterhood on Bikes

Washington, D.C. /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Major Knox Adventures is pleased to announce the launch of the 1928 Legacy Tour and Virtual Endurance Challenge, set to take place this Memorial Day weekend. This 250 mile endurance ride follows in the tracks of 5 Black female cycling pioneers, who blazed a trail from...

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

May 17, 2022

Ukrainian Woman to Run Her First Race, the Life Time Chicago Spring Half Marathon, on May 22; “Every step will be a prayer and an act of support”

CHICAGO (May 17, 2022) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - 32-year-old Oksana Skrynyk will toe the line at the 13th annual Life Time Chicago Spring Half Marathon at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 22 for the first time ever. In her initial registration, Skrynyk left race organizers a brief declaration: I will run...

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,...

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...

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

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...

April 25, 2022

Aging Up, Not Out

Charleston, South Carolina (April 25, 2022)/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Most of the time people hear the word triathlon and think, “WHY?”. Most of the time they also equate any triathlon with an Ironman distance - the longest distance of triathlons (until you get into ultra distances and we’re not going there...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

April 13, 2022

Kat Matthews Rises to the SUB8 Challenge

Sydney, Australia – 13th April, 2022 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ –European champion Kat Matthews has signed on to the Pho3nix Sub8 Project, Powered by Zwift. The third-fastest British female long-distance triathlete and national time trial cycling champion is the newest contender for the audacious attempt to race the full distance of triathlon...

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

April 13, 2022

UCAN Presents “Boston & Beyond: Reaching Your Personal Best”

/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – The top distance runners in the United States are sharing their tips to help you run your best Boston Marathon. UCAN is hosting a special panel event to celebrate the achievement of the runners who are racing in Boston.  The panel of pro athletes who have dedicated...

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

April 6, 2022

Record-Setting ALS Athlete Launches the 50for50 Challenge to Celebrate Completing 50 Marathons in 50 States

RALEIGH, N.C. /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - As Andrea Lytle Peet draws closer to becoming the first person with ALS to complete 50 marathons and 50 states, the Team Drea Foundation is launching a unique customizable wellness challenge to raise funds for ALS research. The 50for50 Challenge, which begins on April 8,...

April 5, 2022

Victoria Evans breaks world record for fastest female solo row across the Atlantic Ocean after ‘intense’ trip

With nothing but her small boat for company, British lawyer Victoria Evans battled high winds, big waves and sleep deprivation to record the fastest female solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. After setting off from Tenerife, Spain, on February 11, the 35-year-old covered 4,740 kilometers in 40 days and 19 hours before finally...