How Nneka Ogwumike Is Championing Gender Equality On And Off The Court By Kenneth J. Williams Jr. For(bes) The Culture Since being drafted number one overall in the 2012 WNBA Draft, Nneka Ogwumike has been making waves as an advocate for gender equality in sports. Ogwumike, the president of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) and player for the Los…
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These Team USA female athletes dominate their sports year round, through World Cup and World Championship podiums even outside the spotlight of the Olympics.
Former WNBA Star Renee Montgomery Has A New Position: Venture Capitalist By Rebecca Szkutak Two-time WNBA champion Renee Montgomery shook the sports world last year when the Atlanta Dream point guard opted out of her 12th season to turn her attention full time to social justice reform. Through the Renee Montgomery Foundation, she launched the Remember the 3rd campaign in…
Powerhouse Sports Executive Val Ackerman Shares How Pivoting Became Part Of Her Career Success By Cheryl Robinson In an era where there are many firsts for women, Val Ackerman, commissioner of the BIG EAST Conference, has been a staple trailblazer and role model in the world of sports for over 30 years. She was the first woman staff attorney and special assistant…
By Teirra Kamolvattanavith Since opening in 1956, Lumpinee Boxing Stadium has become one of the world’s most prestigious sites for Thailand’s martial art of Muay Thai. But the venue in Bangkok has traditionally forbidden women from fighting there—or even touching the ring—due to entrenched superstitions about menstruation and its potential to “pollute” the sacred space. Signs placed around the ring are clear:…
By Madeline Hislop For a player who had her flight home booked for the end of the preliminary rounds of the US Open, Emma Raducanu’s grand slam campaign ended on Saturday with a stunning, and history-making final victory. The 18-year-old from Britain is the first qualifier to win a major title in the Open era, and the first woman to win the US…
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By Michelle Konstantinovsky Serena Williams Serena Williams—yes, the Serena Williams who revolutionized tennis, won more Grand Slam titles than any other player in the Open Era, and earned four Olympic gold medals over the course of her career—made her professional debut when she was 14. While that seems young, many girls are already on their way out of sports by then. In fact, according to the Women’s Sports…
No list of Olympic athletes could encompass all the stories of human achievement on display at the Summer Games. But if you’re looking for some names to root for (or against) at the Olympics in Tokyo, here are a few to start with. (Note that some still need to qualify to compete this year.) By The New York Times Gymnastics Simone Biles, United States Biles,…
