Women In Sport
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Lack of opportunities and respect – Where are women leaders in the Indian sports ecosystem?
Out of the 18 sports India competed in at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, only two sports federations have women at the helm.
Shahid Judge
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International handball relents on clothing rules, allows women to wear shorts in beach version
There was a furore in July when the European Handball Federation fined Norway after their women’s team wore shorts at the European Beach Handball Championship.
AFP
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Australia women set to get pay rise in domestic cricket but gap still remains
Cricket Australia CEO Hockley said the increase was a step forward but admitted that there’s ‘still a really big gap, as compared to their male counterparts’.
AFP
Trending
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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Why is the 2024 Congress manifesto silent on pushing back against majoritarianism? History has clues
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Football: US women’s league commissioner resigns over handling of sexual misconduct allegations
Baird’s resignation comes a day after the North Carolina Courage fired head coach Paul Riley for what the team called ‘very serious allegations of misconduct.’
AFP
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Indian cricket: Why a movement towards equal pay for men and women is important
The responsibility of getting fans, sponsors and revenue flocking to female sportspersons is on those running and marketing the game.
Karunya Keshav, Sidhanta Patnaik & Snehal Pradhan
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Representation doesn’t end exploitation: The rise of female UFC fighters obscures inequality
The UFC’s interest in promoting women has been rare in a male-dominated sporting landscape, but it’s important to look beneath the sheen of gender parity.
Jennifer McClearen, The Conversation
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Basketball: NCAA slammed after video of unequal tournament facilities for men and women goes viral
NCAA vice president for basketball Dan Gavitt apologised but veterans said the discrimination in weight rooms captured on video was just the tip of the iceberg,
AFP
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How female coaches can add a different dimension to men’s professional sport
The qualities female coaches can bring – and the differences to what men may currently provide – might just be the ingredient some elite sport has been missing.
Pete Holmes, The Conversation
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Achieving more with less: What pro sports can learn from women athletes in a post-pandemic world
Women athletes are putting on a master class in resilience – because for the past several decades, that’s how they’ve been conditioned to do business.
Katie Lebel, The Conversation, Ann Pegoraro, The Conversation , Dunja Antunovic, The Conversation , Nancy Lough, The Conversation & Nicole M LaVoi, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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The invisible summer: How sportswomen were affected more than men during the coronavirus shutdown
The coronavirus pandemic has merely exaggerated the gender inequalities that already existed in elite sports culture.
Ali Bowes, The Conversation
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Coronavirus pandemic is an ‘almost existential threat’ for women’s football, warns FIFPro report
FIFPro’s report highlights the vulnerability of female players, with just 18% having professional contracts as recognised by world governing body Fifa in 2017.
AFP
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A question of logic: How many of us think men’s sport truly requires more skill than women’s sport?
In the equal pay lawsuit, US Soccer said the women’s national team – current world champion – is less skilled and has less responsibility compared to the men.
Zenia D'Cunha
The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins