UN Women highlights key facts on women in sport, revealing persistent gender gaps in participation, leadership, and media coverage. Progress is steady but calls for stronger policies to ensure equality remain urgent.
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The International Trail Running Association (ITRA) celebrated its second International Women’s Trail Day, highlighting female trail runners worldwide and promoting inclusivity in the endurance community. The event drew global participation.
The Woman of the Year Selection Committee has unveiled the Top 30 honorees for the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. These outstanding student-athletes excel in academics, athletics, and community service. Details at NCAA.org.
Women remain barred from competing in Nordic Combined at the Winter Olympics, highlighting a glaring inequality. Athlete accounts reveal the emotional toll of exclusion in the world’s biggest winter sports stage.
Despite growing calls for inclusion, women remain excluded from Olympic Nordic Combined. The sport’s governing bodies cite tradition and participation numbers, sparking debates over gender equality in winter sports.
On National Girls & Women in Sports Day, Jordan Parent of NMU Wildcats reflects on the importance of empowering female athletes and promoting equality in sports at all levels.
Morgan State University Athletics marked National Girls and Women in Sports Day with a dynamic multi-sport clinic, inspiring young female athletes to engage, learn, and celebrate their passion for sports.
One Olympic sport currently bars women from competing, but upcoming Games could change that. The decision may reshape the sport’s future and spark broader discussions on gender equality in athletics.
A prominent athlete has criticized the Winter Olympics’ decision to limit women to competing in fewer sports than men, sparking debate over gender equality and fairness in elite winter sports competition.
Nordic combined remains the only Winter Olympics sport excluding women, sparking debate over gender equality. Calls grow louder for the International Ski Federation to open the discipline to female athletes.