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September 12, 2024

ToughCutie and Women Who Explore Create Free, Binational Hiking Series

Austin, Texas (Sept. 12, 2024)/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Active-lifestyle sock brand ToughCutie has partnered with one of the largest women’s travel and adventure companies, Women Who Explore (WWE), to bring free outdoor experiences to women in the United States and Canada. The collaboration is designed to encourage participation across all skill levels...

September 6, 2024

Team Milk’s Every Woman’s Marathon Sells Out: A Historic Milestone in Women’s Running

Washington, D.C./SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Team Milk’s inaugural Every Woman's Marathon, the U.S. marathon designed for women, by women, has officially sold out. On Saturday, November 16, 2024, over 7,000 women from all 50 states and 12 countries are registered to gather in Savannah, Georgia - and even more amazing, just under...

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...

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...

September 4, 2024

Women’s Professional Field Announced for 2024 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship in Nice, France

- The world’s best female triathletes and age-groupers set to compete in Nice, France at 2024 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship - Defending IRONMAN World Champion Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR) headlines the field chasing back-to-back titles, while fellow 2023 podium finishers Anne Haug (DEU) and Laura Philipp (DEU) also make a return...

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...

August 19, 2024

Gallery: An incredible finale to the closest Tour de France ever

Escape Collective’s Abby Mickey wrote before Sunday’s final stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift that the race was far from over; that there was still plenty to play for on Sunday. She was certainly right about that. On a mighty final stage, finishing atop Alpe d’Huez, we got to witness...

August 15, 2024

The Tour de France Femmes is creating space for women in the bike industry

The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift has only been around for three years, but already it is the place to be in the summer, and not only for the riders. Women who work in the cycling industry are also finding a home at the race, connecting with other women and brainstorming...

August 15, 2024

Where’s the Fanfare? Sunny Stroeer Becomes First Woman to Ski 1,000-Mile Iditarod Race

At the end of March, Sunny Stroeer became the first woman in history to complete the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational (ITI) on skis. She finished this self-supported ultramarathon in 29 days, 23 hours, and 6 minutes, less than 1 hour under the 30-day cutoff. Gear Junkie

August 12, 2024

The Olympic sports that burn the most calories

The world has spent nearly two weeks watching dozens of athletes take their physical abilities to the limit at the Paris Olympics, all vying for the coveted gold, silver and bronze medals. But those of us spectating each sport from the comfort of our sofas may be wondering which one...

August 12, 2024

Team USA has women to thank for more than half of its Olympic medals

American women dominated the summer Olympics, bringing home more than half of Team USA’s medals. The U.S. won 126 total medals, the most of any country. Of those, women were responsible for a whopping 67. Of that total, one medal remains in contention: Olympic officials have ordered gymnast Jordan Chiles to return...

August 8, 2024

Tour de France Femmes 2024: The Ultimate Preview – Route, Riders, Rivalries, Maps, TV Guide

The Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift is turning it up to 11 for volume three. Starting Monday, defending champion Demi Vollering and the women’s elite will be walloped with the windy flats of the Netherlands, a “back to the future” split stage, a taste of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and the iconic 21 switchbacks of...

August 5, 2024

Kristen Faulkner Wins Gold in Major Cycling Upset, Making History as First American to Medal in 40 Years

Kristen Faulkner has made history after winning gold at the 2024 Olympic Games! The racing cyclist, 31, earned her first gold medal at the women’s road race on Sunday, Aug. 4 — becoming the first American to secure a medal in the event in 40 years. People

August 4, 2024

USA Women Set New World Record In Swimming Relay Final

Team USA set a new world record while winning a gold medal in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday (August 4). Team USA -- comprised of Regan Smith, Lily King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske -- finished with a time of 3:49.63, with Australia taking silver at 3:53.11 and China...

August 1, 2024

Golden again. Simone Biles wins gymnastics Olympic individual all-around title

For the second time in her remarkable career, the peerless gymnast Simone Biles won the Olympic individual all-around final title, only two days after leading the U.S. women's team back to the gold medal in the team event. Unlike many of her other medals over the years, this one did...

July 31, 2024

Katie Ledecky Sets New Olympic Record; Ties Medals Won By American Woman

American swimmer Katie Ledecky won her first gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics, setting a new Olympic record of 15:30.02 in the 1500-meter freestyle final on Wednesday (July 31) and tying for the most gold and overall Olympic medals of any female athlete in American history. Ledecky tied fellow Jenny Thompson in both career...

July 29, 2024

Is the F1 Academy the next forefront in the explosion of women’s sports?

2024 marks the second season of the all-female F1 Academy, a series with its roots back in the now-defunct Formula Woman series. That championship was replaced in 2019 by the W Series, which lasted three campaigns until it was shuttered after the 2022 season due to financial issues. F1 announced...

July 27, 2024

American cyclist Taylor Knibb falls off her bike FOUR times and her mechanic also takes a tumble as wet weather causes CHAOS in Paris Olympics time trials

A flurry of cyclists have fallen off their bikes on the first morning of the Paris Olympics as participants struggled to cope with the wet conditions. US athlete Taylor Knibb skidded off four times during the women's road cycling time trials as the rain cascaded down in the French capital. And she...

July 24, 2024

Angel Reese Joins New Women’s Professional Basketball League

Angel Reese is the latest athlete to join the Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball league. The Chicago Sky rookie, is the tenth player to join the league which was started by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. The league will be played in the winter and boasts the "highest average salary in professional women's sports...

July 23, 2024

National Women’s Soccer League delivers record Olympic turnout

A record number of National Women's Soccer League players are suiting up for Olympic competitions. The NWSL reports it is fielding more players in the Games than any other league in the world. That's 56 players representing 11 countries, including the United States. The U.S. Women's National Team leads all countries, with...

July 23, 2024

Woman wins Wine Country half marathon for first time

A woman won the Wine Country Half Marathon in Sonoma on Sunday for the first time in the event's 20-year history, organizers said. It was a great day for girl power, with veteran runner Liza Reichert winning in one hour, 19 minutes and 28 seconds in the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma...

July 23, 2024

Olympics-Women set to grab the spotlight for Team USA in Paris

American women from Simone Biles to Katie Ledecky and Sha’Carri Richardson will dominate the spotlight in Paris as the explosion in popularity of women’s sports in the United States makes its way to the Olympic stage, experts said. Those athletes are among the women featured prominently in ads for the...

July 22, 2024

31,000 Runners Register For 2024 San Francisco Marathon Weekend Events

San Francisco, CA. – [Jul 22, 2024] /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Jumping Fences, Inc., the organizers of the iconic San Francisco Marathon, officially announces its return July 27-28, 2024. Bringing together thousands of runners from across the globe to participate in one of the world's most scenic and challenging running events,...

July 22, 2024

PUMA Unleashes Exciting Activations at the San Francisco Marathon

San Francisco, CA – July 23, 2024 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Global sports company PUMA is set to elevate the San Francisco Marathon experience with a series of dynamic events and special appearances by PUMA athletes Molly Seidel, Jenna Prandini, Alex Toussaint and more. From shakeout runs to engaging panel discussions,...

July 22, 2024

PARiTY Paris celebrates the first gender equal Olympic Games Paris 2024 with a runway fashion show in partnership with The Coca-Cola Company

PARIS, July 22, 2024 -- Hosted by 4TheWalk, PARiTY Paris will honor the historic gender equal Olympic Games with a groundbreaking runway show featuring 24 Olympians and Paralympians. These athletes are walking the runway to promote the empowerment of women across the sports industry and celebrate progress to date. This...