Powerful Women in Sports
Over the last 50 years, female participation in sports has seen a significant increase—in involvement, acceptance and popularity as well as in the number of spectators. Women are making considerable headway in professional athletic fields like tennis, hockey, and football. They are also doing so across all sports that have typically been male dominated, like sailing, basketball, and weightlifting.
There has also been sizable growth in women’s involvement in non-professional sports. Women-led sports organizations, women’s participation in half and full marathons, and female-owned gyms and fitness studios have seen an increase across different countries and sporting activities.
Here we will discover influential women in sports who are overturning stereotypes and clearing the way towards gender equality.
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- April 9, 2024
Country of Birth United States of America Industry Sports/Dance Top Achievements Misty Copeland is an American ballet dancer who, in 2015, became the first Black principal […]- Date
- November 6, 2023
About Alex Scott Country of Birth United Kingdom Industry Sports Top Achievements Alexandra Virina Scott is a former professional footballer and one of four women who […]- Date
- September 18, 2022
About Sofia Mulánovich Country of Birth Peru Industry Sports Top achievements Sofia Mulánovich is a Peruvian professional surfer. She is the first South American person to […]- Date
- July 31, 2022
About Babe Didrikson Zaharias Country of Birth United States Industry Sport Top achievements As one of the most influential women in sports, Babe Didrikson Zaharias was […]- Date
- May 23, 2022
About Billie Jean King Country of Birth United States Industry Sports Top Achievements Billie Jean King is known for both her exceptional tennis career as well […]- Date
- May 8, 2022
Sally Gunnell COUNTRY OF BIRTH United Kingdom INDUSTRY Sports TOP ACHIEVEMENTS Sally Gunnell is famous for her extensive track and field career spanning from 1984 to […]- Date
- June 8, 2020
Dr. Ola Orekunrin is the founder of Flying Doctors, the first air-operated emergency medical service in West Africa.