Paris 2024: Paralympics GB women to watch
Published The Paris 2024 Paralympics are underway, with the Great Britain squad gunning for gold across 19 of the 22 sports on offer. More than 4,000 athletes from 150 countries will go head-to-head, with Paralympics GB aiming to win between 100-140 medals. So, who are the incredible women competing for Paralympics GB? Meet just a […]
The history of the Paralympics: an early includer of women’s sport but still driving for gender parity
Published Unlike the Olympics, women have been allowed to compete in the Paralympics ever since the Games begun. But while inclusion is at the heart of the Paralympics, we still have a little way to go until the Games are completely equal for women. Read our blog to find out more about the history of […]
Paris 2024: Why the first ‘gender-equal’ Olympics was just an illusion
Published Paris 2024 was celebrated as the first ‘gender-equal’ Olympics in history and a 50:50 balance in male and female participants was widely communicated. There were certainly some incredible performances by female athletes and wonderful moments, including Keely Hodgkinson’s blistering run and Bryony Page defying gravity on the trampoline. On her ‘redemption tour’, Simone Biles […]
Women in Sport statement
Published Women in Sport is deeply distressed by the violence terrorising our diverse communities and instilling fear. We condemn those who are deliberately stoking hatred and division – all perpetrators must be held to account. No one should feel afraid in our country. Everyone should feel safe to walk out of their home, onto the […]
Big Sister to roll out across Places Leisure centres nationwide
Published Women in Sport is delighted to announce that Big Sister, our award-winning programme designed to support teenage girls to enjoy sport, exercise and physical activity during puberty, is today being rolled out across the UK in partnership with Places Leisure. An initial pilot project, launched in May 2022 in partnership with Places Leisure, Places […]
Paris 2024: Olympic medal tables
Published The first gender-equal Olympics Paris 2024 marks the first Olympic Games in history that the same number of women were able to compete as men. To celebrate this milestone, we kept track of the traditional Olympic medal tables, but with a twist. The table below showcases medal break-down by gender, so we can track […]
Motherhood and medals: Meet 3 Olympians who have returned to sport since starting a family
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, this is far from the truth. Part of the evolving landscape of women’s sport has meant a more welcoming and accepting space for mothers who want to return to their careers […]
Paris 2024: The first gender-equal Olympics
Published Strides forward for women in the Olympics Paris 2024 marks the first-ever gender-equal Olympic Games – the first time there have been 50% female and 50% male athletes competing since the modern Olympics began in 1896. To celebrate this milestone (although we agree this should not have taken 128 years) we want to recognise […]
Paris 2024: Women to watch from Great Britain
Published The sporting event of the year is finally here. As crowds descend on Paris to witness sporting greatness at the 2024 Olympics, the excitement is rising, the stakes are high, and the world is ready to witness history in the making. In this milestone year which sees, for the first time in history, the […]
Women at the Olympics: Fighting for a spot at the Games
Published Paris 2024 marks an historic milestone as first Olympic Games with the same number of female and male competitors. The journey to this point has been long and challenging with a lot of milestones along the way. Some women’s events were only introduced into the Games as recently as 2012. Explore our timeline below […]