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November 28, 2023
Nike and Alberto Salazar settle $20 million lawsuit with Mary Cain over alleged abuse
Nike, disgraced coach Alberto Salazar and distance runner Mary Cain reached a settlement in the $20 million lawsuit filed by Cain, as reported by The Oregonian. The lawsuit accused Salazar of emotional and physical abuse towards Cain and highlighted Nike’s alleged failure to provide adequate oversight during her time with Salazar. Cain, who ran for Nike’s...
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November 15, 2023
Marathon Runner Is Banned for 12 Months After Using a Car to Finish in Third Place
A marathon runner who accepted a trophy for her third-place victory earlier this year has been labeled a cheater, the BBCreports. Joasia Zakrzewski, a 47-year-old Scotland native, took the medal in the 50-mile 2023 Manchester to Liverpool Ultras50 marathon on April 7. However, tracking data showed that Zakrzewski used a...
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October 11, 2023
Kaitlin Armstrong attempts escape ahead of Texas murder trial, sheriff’s office says
Kaitlin Armstrong, the woman accused of killing professional cyclist Moriah “Mo” Wilson in 2022, tried to escape the custody of corrections officers in Travis County, Texas, on Wednesday morning, sources have confirmed. Armstrong ran from officers while leaving a medical office building, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson. After about 10...
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October 7, 2023
Shishapangma Avalanche : Two U.S. Women, Two Sherpas Dead/Missing
Tragic news from Shishapanga: Anna Gutu and her supporting guide Migmar Sherpa are confirmed dead, while Gina Marie Rzucidlo and Tenjen Lama are missing after the victims were caught in a series of avalanches while they were on their way to the summit. Gutu and Rzucidlo were racing to become...
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August 7, 2023
Women In Motorsport: The Revolution
There have been concerted efforts to draw women into the slipstream of single-seater racing’s ascendance over the years. Leaning on growing fandom, Dare to be Different (2016) and Girls on Track (2019) initiatives strove to bring an influx of young girls into karting, widely recognised as the training ground for...
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July 12, 2023
Revolutionizing Women’s Sports with AI
AI has the potential to revolutionize the landscape of women’s sports and empower female athletes on and off the field. Here’s are 4 good examples of how it’s doing that already. Medium.com
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June 16, 2023
Allyson Felix speaks out for change after death of former teammate
US Olympic legend Allyson Felix has spoken out, emphasizing the need for better maternity care for black women in America to ensure that the death of her former teammate Tori Bowie is not in vain. Bowie tragically died at the age of 32 last month due to complications during childbirth. Running Magazine
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June 13, 2023
Tori Bowie, an elite Olympic athlete, died of complications from childbirth
Once the fastest woman in the world, Tori Bowie was found dead last month at just 32 years old. The tragedy of her death is fully known: Bowie was eight months pregnant, and died due to complications from childbirth. NPR
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May 31, 2023
Triathlete proudly shares ‘beautiful’ racing photo where she bled through swimsuit while on her period
A triathlete has proudly shared a “beautiful” photo from a recent race, in which she bled through her bodysuit while on her period. Emma Pallant-Browne took to Instagram last week to share a photo from a race on 19 May, as she was competing in the PTO European Open triathlon...
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May 15, 2023
Why Are So Many Women Runners Kicking Butt in Their Late 30s?
Sara Hall and Keira D’Amato are benefitting from hard work, changing social mores and more equitable sponsorships for female athletes. Women's Running
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February 23, 2023
Lesley Paterson competed in triathlon despite excruciating pain from broken shoulder to fund BAFTA-winning movie
The story goes that in 2016, Paterson crashed her bike and broke her shoulder just one day before she was to compete in a triathlon. She needed to win the event in Costa Rica to use the winner’s cheque for making the movie. A gruelling event, the triathlon requires an...
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February 20, 2023
Lesley Paterson: The Scottish triathlon star whose movie-making marathon was rewarded with BAFTAs glory
On Sunday night their anti-war epic, which focuses on the experiences of a young German soldier on the Western Front during the First World War, won seven awards, including best adapted screenplay. The Scotsman
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February 14, 2023
The Agony of Afghanistan’s Ironwoman
You can draw a straight line from the hellish endurance race Zeinab Rezaie ran at the airport on the day Kabul fell—no security, just mayhem; pushing through barbed wire—to the moment she became the first Afghan woman to finish an Ironman 70.3. SI
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February 3, 2023
Snowboarders Accuse U.S. Ski & Snowboard, USOPC of Sex Trafficking
The U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the federation’s former CEO and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee comprised to cover up “a pattern of unwanted sexual abuse” allegedly perpetrated by former snowboarding coach Peter Foley, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday. FOS
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January 24, 2023
The triathlon world champ making Oscars headlines in Hollywood
Triathlon is a sport that requires top-level performance across three difference disciplines to achieve success at the highest level and with five World Championship titles, there’s no doubt Scotland’s Lesley Paterson has done just that. Alongside her writing partner, Ian Stokell, they wrote the screenplay for a new adaptation of All Quiet on...
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January 14, 2023
LSU Gymnastics enhancing security after fans of TikTok star Olivia Dunne disrupt meet
The head coach of Louisiana State University’s gymnastics team said there will be added security when it travels to an away meet after an incident last week where fans of Tigers gymnast and TikTok influencer Olivia Dunne disrupted a meet against the University of Utah earlier this week in Salt...
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January 10, 2023
Four coaches given lifetime bans by NWSL for sexual and emotional misconduct
Four former National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) coaches have been given lifetime bans by the league after an investigation found them to have committed sexual and emotional misconduct while at their respective clubs. Paul Riley, Christy Holly, Rory Dames and Richie Burke have been permanently excluded by NWSL commissioner Jessica...
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January 1, 2023
Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer
Tennis 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame Martina Navratilova, in a statement released by her representative, noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck while attending the season-ending WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, in November. A biopsy showed early stage throat...
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December 20, 2022
Female Nike Employees Allege Details of Sexual Harassment, Discrimination in Newly Unsealed Documents
A series of documents highlighting more details about the allegations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment at Nike has been unsealed to the public, following a legal push from various publications with an interest in covering the news. The documents, which include thousands of pages of records of handwritten and typed surveys...
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December 20, 2022
Diana Kipyokei officially stripped of 2021 Boston Marathon title, receives 6-year doping ban
Kenyan marathoner Diana Kipyokei has been banned for six years and stripped of her 2021 Boston Marathon title for doping and tampering, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Tuesday. Boston.com
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December 19, 2022
IOC amends transgender guidelines
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has ushered in a new set of transgender guidelines, which it says is designed to preserve a level playing field in female sport. The issue has become a hot topic in sports, with US swimmer Lia Thomas and New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard prominent examples...
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December 8, 2022
WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian custody in a high-profile prisoner swap between the U.S. and Moscow
WNBA star Brittney Griner is free Thursday after the Biden administration negotiated her release from a Russian penal colony in exchange for an arms dealer, according to a senior administration official. President Joe Biden signed off on the trade, which took place in the United Arab Emirates, even though it meant...
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December 5, 2022
Is working out while high L.A.’s next fitness craze? This trainer is betting on it
Stoned+Toned, a fitness company that blends cannabis and fitness in pursuit of community and a more pleasurable workout, is among those betting big on the legal cannabis boom bringing fitness along. San Francisco is home to a “cannabis gym” that encourages visitors to light up and lift. Researchers are taking...
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November 9, 2022
Brittney Griner moving to Russian penal colony; exact location unknown
Brittney Griner is being transferred to a Russian penal colony -- a move her family has dreaded since Griner's August conviction on drug charges -- but her lawyers don't know where she is or where she's heading, her Russian legal team announced early Wednesday in Moscow. ESPN
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November 2, 2022
Trendy Michigan-based sports bra brand Shefit sued by former executives
The Michigan-based sports bra and athletic women's apparel company Shefit is facing lawsuits from two former top executives that include allegations of tax evasion, firing employees because of their weight and raunchy remarks by the founder's husband. Detroit Free Press
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