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Stand with Women in Sport this International Women’s Day
21 FEBRUARY 2025
Published International Women’s Day isn’t just a date in the calendar that comes and goes every year. It’s a chance to reflect…
Happy fortieth anniversary Women in Sport!
20 DECEMBER 2024
Published Written by Stephanie Hilborne OBE, Chief Executive of Women in Sport. As we finally have time to step back and reflect…
Breaking barriers: My unexpected journey to a kayaking World Record
12 NOVEMBER 2024
Published I have to admit, my decision to set a Guinness World Record for kayaking the Thames was a bit of an…
#TimeTogether: the movement of women and girls claiming back their right to sport
21 OCTOBER 2024
Published Every October, our #TimeTogether campaign encourages mums and mother figures to team up with their teenage daughters to claim back their…
Paris 2024: Paralympic medal tables
24 AUGUST 2024
Published Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Unlike the Olympics, women have always been allowed to compete in the Paralympics. But while inclusion is…
Paris 2024: Paralympics GB women to watch
23 AUGUST 2024
Published The Paris 2024 Paralympics are underway, with the Great Britain squad gunning for gold across 19 of the 22 sports on…
The history of the Paralympics: an early includer of women’s sport but still driving for gender parity
23 AUGUST 2024
Published Unlike the Olympics, women have been allowed to compete in the Paralympics ever since the Games begun. But while inclusion is…
Paris 2024: Olympic medal tables
1 AUGUST 2024
Published The first gender-equal Olympics Paris 2024 marks the first Olympic Games in history that the same number of women were able…
Motherhood and medals: Meet 3 Olympians who have returned to sport since starting a family
29 JULY 2024
Published Once, in the not-too-distant past, becoming a mum meant having to leave dreams of a successful sports career behind. But in…
Paris 2024: The first gender-equal Olympics
22 JULY 2024
Published Strides forward for women in the Olympics Paris 2024 marks the first-ever gender-equal Olympic Games – the first time there have…