From training secretly to KO record on MMA debut, Myanmar’s Bozhena Antoniyar is making her mark

Bozhena picked up Myanmar’s brutal martial art of lethwei when she was 16 and is slowly gaining fans, including within her once-disapproving community.

AFP

· Oct 07, 2019 · 11:05 am

‘Cholitas luchadoras’: The indigenous women revolutionising male-dominated wrestling in Bolivia

Despite their popularity, some critics still say the women have degraded the skill level of the sport and are ‘all show, no ability’.

Nell Haynes, The Conversation

· Jul 08, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Dutee Chand, a trailblazer: From challenging gender norms to being India’s 1st openly LGBTQ athlete

The 23-year-old sprinter does not shy away from using her voice to call out the sport’s sexism and her country’s double standards for women.

Zenia D'Cunha

· Jun 15, 2019 · 11:00 am

Fifa World Cup: How a legislation change paved the way for the USA team to dominate women’s football

Since the first women’s World Cup in 1991, the USA has won the tournament three times and finished runner-up once.

AFP

· Apr 27, 2019 · 05:13 pm

She became Iran’s first female boxer to win an international fight and now she can’t go home

An arrest warrant had been issued against Sadaf Khadem in Iran because she was bare-headed and wearing shorts during the fight.

AFP

· Apr 17, 2019 · 11:21 pm

Athletics: Why Caster Semenya v IAAF ruling will be critical for women’s participation in sport

Arbitration case between athlete Caster Semenya and the IAAF centres on eligibility to compete based on testosterone – but there are other factors in play.

Sheree Bekker, The Conversation

· Apr 17, 2019 · 06:05 pm

Best of women's sport in 2018: Osaka’s breakthrough win over Serena, Hegerberg’s Ballon d’Or

Some of the great moments from women’s sport in 2018.

AFP

· Dec 25, 2018 · 09:03 pm

First, let’s celebrate Ada Hegerberg and then talk about how casual sexism clouded her historic day

Hegerberg is a deserving winner of the first woman’s Ballon D’Or and the “twerk” incident clouded, but didn’t overshadow her historic day.

Zenia D'Cunha

· Dec 04, 2018 · 02:00 pm

Iran allow women inside stadium to watch international football friendly against Bolivia

Women have been barred from attending matches since the 1979 Islamic revolution, with authorities saying they must be protected from the masculine atmosphere.

AFP

· Oct 17, 2018 · 11:32 am

PV Sindhu is the world’s highest earning non-tennis female athlete according to Forbes

The world championship silver medallist has earned $8.5mn in prize money and endorsements in 12 months ending June 1, 2018

Scroll Staff

· Aug 22, 2018 · 02:01 pm

Adventures on INSV Tarini: The story of India’s first all-woman crew to circumnavigate the world

The six Indian Navy officers learnt sailing in a span of just three years before setting off on the historic eight-month voyage.

Zenia D'Cunha

· Jul 19, 2018 · 02:31 pm

‘Portrait of survival’: Survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award

More than 140 of the women joined hands on stage in a moving finale to the awards show.

AFP

· Jul 19, 2018 · 11:56 am