Paris 2024 is the first Olympic Games in history with full gender parity on the field of play, thanks to the distribution of an equal number of quota places to female and male athletes by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The sports world is littered with successful stars who have made the transition to business: from Venus and Serena Williams to Magic Johnson and George Foreman. They were canny enough to know that as elite sports careers can end when you’re still young, you need to have something lined up. But what all of them also have in common is that the skills they learned as athletes would benefit them hugely in the workplace.
Originally published by Lindsay Crouse for the New York Times The Women’s World Cup final is this weekend, and there’s something missing: Americans. The barrier-shattering U.S. women’s national team, historically so…
The World Cup is missing some of the sport’s biggest stars because of a knee injury epidemic. No one can say for sure why it’s happening, or how to fix it.
Megan Rapinoe is embracing a changed role for what may well be her last appearance at the Women's World Cup, as her off-the-pitch leadership shapes the next generation of United States players.
The N.C.A.A. has begun putting in place recommendations from a report on the disparities between men’s and women’s basketball. But there are differing assessments for a path forward.
Cheryl Reeve, a three-time W.N.B.A. Coach of the Year, and Janice Washington, the new head coach at Lincoln University, discuss “the persistence of women in leadership who have pulled us forward.”