When Bobbi Gibb sprang out of the bushes and into the Boston Marathon, she proved women could run 26.2 miles. A new sculpture she crafted at the race start marks her legacy. #bostonmarathon #womeninsports #marathonmonday

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/0416/boston-marathon-bobbi-gibb-statue?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Braucht der Fußball mehr Frauen – oder einfach die richtigen Menschen?

Union-Trainerin Marie-Louise Eta findet darauf eine klare Antwort.

Es geht nicht um Geschlecht. Es geht um Qualität, Zusammenarbeit und Erfolg.

Ein Statement, das hängen bleibt.

#MarieLouiseEta #UnionBerlin #FrauenImFussball #EqualGame #FootballCulture #Bundesliga #Fußball #WomenInSports #Respect #Coaching #FootballTalk #Sportdeutschland #Soccer #BreakingBarriers #fcunion #Fußball #fussball

https://www.youtube.com/live/FG9XDHART6Y?si=VGtSiSoZ0STsjKyW&t=724

A crouched guard, a taller defender, in the split second where everything hangs in balance.

We feel the focus and grit, the way high-contrast black and white turns posture and motion into clear, graphic intent.

It’s a moment of decision, space opening and closing in an instant.

Tell me—what move would you make here?

https://www.chrisboese.photo/warehouse-open-edition-prints/art_print_products/finding-the-opening-point-guards-purpose

#basketball #womeninsports #competition #sportsart #art #photography #mastoart #mastodonart #chris-boese #boese-galleries

I can’t help but wonder how the vast majority of cisgender female athletes will respond to this intrusion into their personal privacy for the purpose of weeding out a maximum of three or four from a pool of more than 1,300 potential female competitors.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/putting-the-olympics-ban-on-trans-women-athletes-in-context-b81137983592?sk=08f5052b56fb680eabf58e3271a9773b

#LGBTQ #Transgender #WomenInSports #IOC #Olympics

OLYMPIC BOMBSHELL! The IOC's genetic testing policy is a GAMECHANGER in women's sports! But Olympian Nikki Hiltz is FIRING BACK, challenging what could be the BIGGEST RULE CHANGE in Games history! This isn't just about medals - it's redefining FAIR PLAY on the world stage! The future of Olympic competition hangs in the balance!

#Olympics #FairPlay #WomenInSports #AthletesRights

https://thetruthperspective.org/node/9049

HOLD THE PRESS, HOOP HEADS! The WNBA just DUNKED on the pay gap! This new CBA is a FULL-COURT PRESS for equality! We're talking million-dollar contracts, maternity leave, and first-class travel! The league's not just playing ball - they're CHANGING THE GAME! This is the BUZZER-BEATER women's sports has been waiting for! #WNBA #WomenInSports #PayEquity #GameChanger

https://thetruthperspective.org/index.php/node/8893