EVENT NEWS

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...

July 22, 2024

Ironman Announces New Pregnancy and Parenthood Policy for Age-Groupers

Today Ironman changed a policy would now allow athletes entry to the same event for up to two years if a triathlete registered for one of their races and then became pregnant—a response, in part, to an article published by Triathlete in June, Ironman said. The new policy touches more than simply a race registration...

July 18, 2024

Just Women’s Sports launching shows around Olympic coverage

Just Women’s Sports is launching three digital shows to amplify the multimedia platform’s coverage of the Paris Olympic Games. USWNT and Gotham star Kelley O’Hara will host a new in-studio show “The Gold Standard” with four-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA champion Lisa Leslie. JWS is also bringing back...

July 17, 2024

The Marin Mile Partners with Movemint for 2025

SAN FRANCISCO [07/17/24] /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - The Marin Mile is set to join the Movemint event platform for the 2025 edition of the race. This exciting partnership marks a step forward in the evolution of The Marin Mile, ensuring the event continues to meet the evolving needs of its vibrant...

July 15, 2024

16-Year-Old Marathon Swimmer Maya Merhige Successfully Swims the English Channel and Raises More than $100,000 to Fight Cancer

Maya Merhige, a 16-year-old marathon swimmer, has just successfully conquered the English Channel (20.5 miles or 33 km), making her one of the youngest swimmers in history to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, which includes the English Channel, Catalina Channel and Manhattan 20 Bridges swims. Maya swam the English Channel...

July 15, 2024

Outdoor Media Summit Announces “New Gear Campout”

Missoula, MT /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Outdoor Media Summit (OMS), the conference for outdoor gear journalists and brand marketers, will add an experiential component to the show called New Gear Campout. New Gear Campout will take place on Sunday, October 13th, the evening before OMS officially kicks off its three-day conference programming....

July 11, 2024

US women’s basketball team looks to continue Olympic dominance, seeking 8th straight gold in Paris

The U.S. women's basketball team is on a historic run, winning seven straight Olympic gold medals. While no one has come close to ending that streak, the rest of the world is getting better. The Americans, who haven't lost an Olympic contest since 1992, won by an average of 16...

July 9, 2024

Parity & Gainbridge® To Unveil Special “Parity In Paris” Paint Scheme During Nascar Race Weekend At Pocono Raceway To Celebrate Parity’s Paris-Bound Athletes And Equal Gender Representation At The 2024 Summer Olympics

** MEDIA ALERT ** MEDIA ALERT ** WHO: Gainbridge®, a Group 1001 company, along with its sister company Parity, a brand sponsorship platform committed to closing the gender income and opportunity gap in professional sports. WHAT: A full “Parity in Paris” paint scheme will be featured on the #7 NASCAR...

July 3, 2024

Women’s Sportswear: The Big Winner of Paris 2024 Olympics?

In recent years, women’s professional sports fandom and women’s participation in athletics have been on the rise, leading to opportunities for sportswear brands to appeal to women’s sports fans and female athletes alike through sponsorships, product launches and event activations. The Women’s Tennis Association, a global competition, saw average attendance in 2023...

July 3, 2024

What Does the Women’s Race at Unbound Mean for Other Gravel Race Organizers?

At Unbound this year, race organizers started the elite women’s field 25 minutes ahead of the amateurs at the bequest of the athletes. Amateur men never caught the lead women, proving that a staggered start time might be the key to a standalone women’s gravel race. While most race organizers...

June 27, 2024

Ally Tees Up A Fortnite Golf Experience To Promote Its Sponsorship Of Women’s Sports

Ally’s newest Fortnite game, “Tee Time Speedrun,” launched last week to promote its sponsorship of the United States Golf Association (USGA). Ally also contributed to the $12 million in prizes awarded at this year’s LPGA US Women’s Open, the largest ever purse for a women’s golf tournament. The Women’s Open...

June 26, 2024

Women’s Football Is Ready for Its Own Breakout Moment

The Women's National Football Conference is seeking additional funding in a bid to become the next breakout sports league. New sponsorship and digital media deals have helped the league grow in recent years, but CEO Odessa Jenkins is still fighting for investment to ensure the WNFC capitalizes on an opportunity...

June 21, 2024

Las Vegas Aces become the first WNBA team to sell out every home game in a season

The Las Vegas Aces became the first WNBA team to sell out every home game in a season when the final tickets were claimed Thursday for a Sept. 3 matchup against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky. That game is one of two scheduled for T-Mobile Arena, which is bigger than the Aces' usual home venue. The...

June 20, 2024

Women’s PGA Championship Tees Off With a Big Investment, Record Purse

The third women’s golf major championship of the year is underway, with significant new financial investment in LPGA players and fans, as the trend of spending more money on women’s sports in general continues. This year’s purse at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, which teed off Thursday morning at Sahalee...

June 13, 2024

Why Alexis Ohanian Thinks Women’s Track Is Ripe for Heavy Investment

Alexis Ohanian, the wealthy Reddit cofounder, serial sports investor, and Serena Williams’s husband, went through the experience recently with track and field. In an interview with Front Office Sports, Ohanian said he spent the past few years going deep into track’s almost quaint culture of posting wars and social media accounts. “There’s...