EVENT NEWS

May 24, 2024

Why women-only run clubs are dominating the scene

Amid 2024’s run-mania, with races frequently selling out across Canada, female-exclusive run clubs are gaining momentum. In honour of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we’re discussing how the sport has evolved, with women’s run clubs paving the way for female runners to feel seen, safe and empowered. Women’s running has been...

May 23, 2024

Marathon Runner Deliberately Avoids Kids Running onto Course to Cheer Her On

One mom is demonstrating the importance of prioritizing yourself. In a now-viral TikTok video, which has amassed over 11.7 million views and 26 thousand comments, Luciana Grandi Lourenção is captured sprinting downhill through a marathon finish line. As the runner approaches her mark, leading the race, a man identified as her husband,...

May 17, 2024

Grandmother makes history as first person to complete 17-hour swim through shark-infested waters

A grandmother became the first person in history to complete a treacherous 29.7-mile solo swim through freezing, shark-infested waters without a wetsuit. Amy Appelhans Gubser, 55, a paediatric nurse from Pacifica, California, completed the gruelling feat of endurance from San Francisco to the Farallon Islands in 17 hours. The route marks “the toughest marathon...

May 13, 2024

Sportive Breaks unveils Women’s-Only Cycling Weekenders – with special guest Louise Vardeman of InternationElles

13th May 2024 - UK/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Cycling travel specialists Sportive Breaks offer travel packages designed for cyclists seeking to participate in some of the world's most prestigious grand tours, cycling classics and weekend getaways. The team offers a variety of tailored travel options; including cycling tours, training camps, hospitality...

May 13, 2024

Unbridled Women Cut Loose in Parklands

Louisville, KY /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - The Unbridled Women Adventure Race is returning to the Parklands of Floyds Fork on Sunday, June 9, 2024. The 6-hour event will be staged out of the Brown-Forman Silo Center in Turkey Run Park. Participants will race in teams of 2 or 3, visiting checkpoints...

May 8, 2024

Liv Cycling Forges Paths for New Cyclists with the Liv AlUla Jayco Women’s Continental Team Grassroots Programme

NEWBURY PARK, CA — MAY 8, 2024 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Liv Cycling, the company dedicated to getting more women and girls on bikes, today announces a significant new opportunity for young, developing road cyclists, in partnership with the Liv AlUla Jayco Women’s Continental Team. Together they welcome four exceptional international guest...

May 7, 2024

After Her Six-Day Women’s World Record, Camille Herron Is Eyeing the Men’s

Camille Herron has to believe it is possible. An ultrarunner, Herron is no stranger to breaking records at long distances. Now she has another record in her sights: the men’s. SI

May 2, 2024

The Women’s Sports Foundation Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Marks Milestone with Founder Billie Jean King in a Ceremonial Lighting of the Iconic Empire State Building

The Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) is celebrating its 50th anniversary with sports icon, social justice pioneer and WSF Founder, Billie Jean King leading a ceremonial lighting of the iconic Empire State Building in WSF colors. WSF is commemorating 50 Years of Changing the Game throughout 2024. Today marks the official 50 years-to-the-date when King founded WSF with...

April 25, 2024

Women in Motorsports North America and Parity Announce Women with Drive Miami Event to Celebrate Industry Trailblazers

New York, NY, April 25, 2024 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Women in Motorsports North America (WIMNA) and Parity, the sports marketing and sponsorship platform dedicated to closing the gender income and opportunity gap in professional sports, today announced an all-new event, Women with Drive Miami, presented by RBC Wealth Management. The...

April 23, 2024

Alexis Ohanian invests in women’s track with new invitational

A new invitational for the world's top sprinters will feature the largest purse ever for a women's-only track event. Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and husband to Serena Williams, told ESPN on Tuesday that his venture capital firm Seven Seven Six is investing in women's track with the 776 Invitational. The...

April 17, 2024

Women’s Golf Has Five—Not Four—Majors, and That’s a Good Thing

The Chevron Championship, the first women’s major of the year, begins Thursday. The best golfers in the women’s game are gathering just outside Houston for the Chevron Championship, which is the first of the sport’s five annual major championships. Yes, five, not the four that the men’s game plays. FOS

April 16, 2024

US Olympian, 2x Grandma’s Marathon Champion Dakotah Lindwurm Returning to Duluth

DULUTH, MINN./SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Dakotah Lindwurm will be at the starting line during this year’s Grandma’s Marathon weekend in June, just not as part of the race that’s helped make her a fan favorite in Duluth and one of the best female distance runners in America. Instead of the full...

April 16, 2024

Pittsburgh Running Star Jennifer Bigham to Headline Women’s Field at 2024 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon

PITTSBURGH, PA (April 16, 2024) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Pittsburgher Jennifer Bigham will headline the women’s field at the 2024 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 5. Bigham, a formidable force in the local running community, has an impressive record that includes victories at the USA Masters Half Marathon...

April 16, 2024

Pittsburgh Running Star Jennifer Bigham to Headline Women’s Field at 2024 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon

PITTSBURGH, PA (April 16, 2024) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Pittsburgher Jennifer Bigham will headline the women’s field at the 2024 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 5. Bigham, a formidable force in the local running community, has an impressive record that includes victories at the USA Masters Half Marathon...

April 14, 2024

Outrage sparked by Nike’s skimpy Olympic uniforms

Women athletes have spoken out after images of the U.S. Olympic uniforms, with the Nike-designed attire displayed on a mannequin, were released on Thursday. The women’s outfit is being criticized for its notably high-cut panty line and Reuters reported that athletes say the emphasis seems to be on appearance rather...

April 10, 2024

Women’s NCAA title game outdraws the men’s championship for 1st time ever

South Carolina's 87-75 victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the women's NCAA championship game has achieved a pair of milestones. It is the first time the women's title game outdrew the men. It also was the second most-watched non-Olympic women's sporting event on U.S. television. The Sunday afternoon game...

April 8, 2024

South Carolina’s Title Win Smashes Ratings Records in Caitlin Clark’s Finale

As the final seconds ticked off in South Carolina’s victory over Iowa, ESPN’s Ryan Ruocco exclaimed, “Perfection with a touch of sweet redemption.” The line was a chef’s kiss in several ways. Ruocco was celebrating South Carolina exacting revenge for its Final Four loss to Caitlin Clark and Iowa last...

April 7, 2024

Iowa-UConn Draws 14.2 Million Viewers, Racks Up Records

Friday’s women’s Final Four matchup between UConn and Iowa was the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history, ESPN announced. The thrilling Iowa win, featuring stars Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, averaged 14.2 million viewers. The game, which ended with a controversial foul call against UConn that took over the...

April 3, 2024

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese’s LSU-Iowa rematch nets a record audience for ESPN

Iowa and LSU attracted the second-largest audience for any basketball game on ESPN — college or pro — since 2012. ESPN says 12.3 million people watched the rematch of last year's NCAA women's tournament final, with a peak audience of 16.1 million viewers. Most-watched college basketball game EVER on ESPN platforms. The...

April 2, 2024

ESPN has the perfect studio crew to cover the women’s basketball explosion in popularity

It’s not often during a broadcast of a nationally televised sporting event that the focus is keenly on its studio team. It’s the players and the teams and the actual game that draws the attention. The analysts in the studio for pregame, halftime and postgame commentary are usually an afterthought,...

March 28, 2024

LOWA Pro Athlete Sunny Stroeer Becomes First Female to Ski the Iditarod Trail Invitational 1000 Since the Race’s Inception 24 Year Ago

STAMFORD – (March 28, 2024)/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – LOWA Boots, the global footwear brand known for over 100 years of hand-crafted European heritage, today announced that its pro athlete, Sunny Stroeer, completed the Iditarod Trail Invitational on skis, the first female to accomplish this feat in the race's 24 year history. Stroeer...

March 27, 2024

Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jasmin Paris About Her 2024 Barkley Marathons Finish

Jasmin Paris (U.K.) made history on March 22 in the waning minutes of the 2024 Barkley Marathons, when she came around the final corner of the finishing road. No woman had ever finished four laps of five-lap race before, let alone the whole thing. After two previous attempts at the event in...

March 25, 2024

2024 Could Be a Make-Or-Break Year for the Tour de France Femmes

If there’s one depressing fact I’ve learned in nearly two decades of covering women’s cycling, it’s that, sadly, there’s rarely a moment to rest on one’s laurels in this sport—and that’s particularly true for race organizers, and team owners. Just because a race does fantastically well one year in terms...

March 24, 2024

Inaugural U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 40-Year Reunion: Calling All 1984 Qualifiers!

/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - On the weekend of May 16 – May 19 in Olympia, Washington, the locally-based 1984 Trials Legacy Committee is organizing a 40-year reunion for the inaugural U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials. held on May 12, 1984. More than 50 of the 267 Trials qualifiers plan to attend,...

March 23, 2024

Jasmin Paris first woman to complete gruelling Barkley Marathons race

Jasmin Paris from Midlothian completed the Barkley Marathons in Tennessee with just one minute 39 seconds to spare of the 60-hour cut off. She was so exhausted she slumped to the ground after finishing the race which is inspired by a famous prison escape. The course, at Frozen Head State...