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This list of notable awards honoring sportswomen gives the country of the sponsoring organization, but some awards are open to sportswomen around the world. The list includes sub-lists for general awards to female athletes, for awards to association football (soccer) players, to basketball players and to women players in other sports.
Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame; List of Senior CLASS Award basketball winners; List of Senior CLASS Award women's soccer winners; List of Senior CLASS Award women's volleyball winners; List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors; Sportswoman of the Year Award; Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards
The Honda-Broderick Cup is a sports award for college-level female athletes.The awards are voted on by a national panel of more than 1000 collegiate athletic directors. [1] It was first presented by Tom Broderick, an American owner of a women's sports apparel company, in 1977, with the first award going to Lusia Harris, who played basketball at Delta State University.
The Sportswoman of the Year Award is given by the Women's Sports Foundation every year. [1] This foundation recognizes both an individual and a team Sportswoman on their performance over a 12-month period. [1] This award is given based on their new records and their world championships won. [1]
He created the Invictus Games in 2014, which serves as a multi-sport, paralympic-style games for wounded or injured servicemen and veterans. “This award belongs to them, not to me,” Harry said.
The team sports of soccer (also known as association football), basketball, fastpitch softball, ice hockey, ringette, women's gridiron football (full contact), flat track roller derby, and lacrosse are among the top leagues for women in North America. Women's competitions are also popular in individual sports such as tennis, bowling, and golf.
The Honda Sports Award is an annual award in the United States, given to the best collegiate female athlete in each of twelve sports. There are four nominees for each sport, and the twelve winners of the Honda Sports Award are automatically in the running for the Honda-Broderick Cup award, as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.
The award was originally titled Best Female Athlete, but was later changed to its current title in 2010. As the only woman to win more than once, Serena Williams holds the record for most wins in this category with sixteen, she also holds the record for the most nominations, being nominated every year since the awards inception.