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  2. The Future of Sports is Female: Women’s Leagues Rise as ...

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    August 8, 2024 at 12:06 PM. By any measure, women’s sports is where much of the sector’s growth will be found in the near term as sports and media are buffetted by the transition to digital ...

  3. List of intersex Olympians - Wikipedia

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    The 1932 Summer Olympics was the first instance of an athlete now known to be intersex competing, also winning a medal. 7 have won a medal (38.89% of intersex athletes), with 3 winning at least one gold (16.67% of intersex athletes). [ a] The majority of intersex Olympians have competed in athletics, generally running. [ a]

  4. Women's professional sports - Wikipedia

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    Women's professional sports are a relatively new phenomenon, having largely emerged within the latter part of the 20th century. Unlike amateur female athletes, professional female athletes are able to acquire an income which allows them to earn a living without requiring another source of income.

  5. List of intersex people - Wikipedia

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    Favorinus of Arelate (c. 80 – c. 160 AD), a Roman sophist and philosopher who flourished during the reign of Hadrian. Fernanda Fernández (1755–unknown), Spanish intersex person. Sir Ewan Forbes (1912–1991), UK noble, formerly Elizabeth Forbes-Sempill and 11th Baronet of Craigievar.

  6. Beyoncé pays ode to 'greatest' Simone Biles in moving video

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    After the Olympic gymnast won her second gold medal at the Paris Olympics, a new video featuring Beyoncé praising the athlete was released ahead the primetime viewing of the women's all-around event.

  7. How friendship between top women's climbers has helped them ...

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    PARIS — Two-time Olympians, American climber Brooke Raboutou and Slovenia's Janja Garnbret had a teary embrace after Garnbret came down from her lead climb. Garnbret successfully defended her ...

  8. Gender pay gap in sports - Wikipedia

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    Murray and Williams Wimbledon 2019. Gender pay gap in sports is the persistence of unequal pay in sports, particularly for female athletes who do not receive equal revenue compared to their counterparts, which differs depending on the sport. [1] According to the research conducted by BBC, "a total of 83% of sports now reward men and women ...

  9. Women's sports - Wikipedia

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    First, the women's ball was smaller and lighter. Second, the women played with smaller teams and on a smaller field. Third, the women were not allowed to use their hands or feet to touch the ball. Instead, they used their heads and chests to control the ball. Women's Cuju was a popular sport for centuries in China.