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LIFT THE BAN ON WOMEN'S CANOEING AT THE OLYMPICS
by WomenCANIntl
posted May 7, 2013 at 11:44pm

Help us reach 5,000 signatures to press the President of the International Canoe Federation, Mr. Jose Perurena, and the International Olympic Committee to lift the ban on women's canoeing at the Olympics. Please sign and share our petition: https:...more

Sportscene's Take: Academic report shuns Rogge’s “major boost for gender equality” at London 2012
by WomenCANIntl
posted April 7, 2013 at 9:36pm

Sportscene's Nicolaas Harding breaks down the University of Torontos report - which analysed whether London 2012 was in fact a model for gender equality in sport - for Olympic Canoe/Kayak. Results are, despite more female athletes competing in e...more

Larry Cain - Olympic Canoeing Gold Medalist on Women's Canoe and Olympic Gender Inequality
by WomenCANIntl
posted April 4, 2013 at 9:12pm

Olympic Gold Medalist Canoeist Larry Cain speaks out on gender inequality in Olympic Canoeing "I'll probably ruffle a few feathers with this post, but it needs to be said. It's time for women to race canoe in the Olympics and continuing to ignore gende...more

University of Toronto Report Reveals Inequalities at London 2012
by WomenCANIntl
posted April 4, 2013 at 7:48pm

The London 2012 Olympics - A Gender Equality Audit. From the Centre for Sport Policy Studies at the University of Toronto, Peter Donnelly and Michele K. Donnelly analysed gender equality in sport using the case of the 2012 London Olympics. WOMEN'...more

Helping USA T&F Athletes
by amyYB
posted April 1, 2013 at 2:59pm

How can you help?...more

Olympic Canoeing Survives IOC Axe - But is Gender Equity on the ICF Agenda?
by WomenCANIntl
posted March 16, 2013 at 10:19pm

In a recent article the International Canoe Federation (ICF) stated it was “disappointed” at its shock appearance among the sports in the firing line (the "Bottom 5") last month when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was considering wh...more

Women's Canoe - Long Overdue: An In-Depth Analysis as to Why Women's Canoe Isn't In the Olympics
by WomenCANIntl
posted March 2, 2013 at 1:45pm

“There is no excuse for perpetuating the blatant sexism that persists at the Games.Not only do women compete in only 21 sports while men take part in 27, but the program of events in most sports has fewer events for women. At the Olympics women do k...more

Nations Unite for Olympic Wrestling in 2020
by Wombat Sports
posted February 15, 2013 at 9:41am

Just a few days after the International Olympic Committee announced they were going dropping wrestling from the Olympics in 2020, several nations have stated they will join the fight for re-inclusion. Among them are Russia and India, who have both h...more

Kerri Walsh-Jennings Wants You to Get Really Uncomfortable
by anngaff
posted February 7, 2013 at 11:42am

Kerri Walsh-Jennings. Photos courtesy of WIN for KC “It’s so powerful to sit here in this room and realize that each and everyone of us are so similar,” a teary-eyed Kerri Walsh-Jennings told the over 1400 people in attendance at the ...more

New WTS Podcast: Happy New Year!
by stephaniemp
posted January 3, 2013 at 10:19am

See ya, 2012. What up, 2013?! In this edition of the Women Talk Sports podcast, Cara and I give you a run down of the top happenings of women’s sports in 2012. The list includes many highs and some lows. If you haven’t had the time to keep u...more

Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton Works as Vegas Escort
by stephaniemp
posted December 21, 2012 at 12:57pm

News broke yesterday that three-time Olympic mid-distance runner Suzy Favor Hamilton had been living a secret life as an escort for the past year. Favor Hamilton, 44, used the alias, “Kelly Lundy,” to secure “dates” while working f...more

BBC brings us the raw emotion behind sport
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted December 17, 2012 at 1:34pm

Jessica Ennis - Olympic heptathlete champion and runner-up BBC SPOTYCyclist Bradley Wiggins won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year last night with Olympic heptathlete Jessica Ennis in second place in an emotional celebration of all that's good in spor...more

Story of the Year (Track & Field)
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 15, 2012 at 10:19am

The story of the year for track and field in 2012 can best be summed up by the following picture. It is not that Mo Farah won the Olympic 5000 meters or even that he won an Olympic double (also taking the 10,000 meters). It’s related to the unusu...more

Corporate Greed Is Chewing Up The Olympics
by Off The Court
posted December 7, 2012 at 8:13am

A man holds placards protesting against the corporate sponsorship of and militarisation of the London 2012 Olympics. (Demotix.com) If there was a competition for corporate grubbiness ruining sporting events, the Olympics would take gold every time. Thi...more

Creating Stability in T & F Contracts
by amyYB
posted November 6, 2012 at 5:08pm

CREATING STABILITY IN TRACK & FIELD CONTRACTS My last journal detailed the various track & field contracts from gear to lucrative base salaries offered by shoe companies. I want to explain the funding of track and field and give my ...more

Qatar Women Hope To Make History
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 29, 2012 at 9:19pm

DOHA, Qatar, Dec 23, (AP): Three weeks before the Arab Games in Doha, Qatari sports officials called Nada Mohammed Wafa to tell her she would be competing in the Middle East’s biggest sporting event. Surprised - and a bit scared - the 17-year-o...more

Training Groups For Distance Runners
by amyYB
posted October 6, 2012 at 12:53pm

What options are available for athletes to continue training?...more

Cost of Training for Elite Distance Runners
by amyYB
posted October 6, 2012 at 12:45pm

The Cost of Competing at the Elite Level in Distance Running The fall has arrived and the Olympic athletes are starting to come out of the post-Olympic black hole. Some will decide to continue training and others will retire with their dreams achie...more

Video: Claressa Shields Knocks 'em Dead on The Colbert Report
by anngaff
posted September 26, 2012 at 10:27am

The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive 17-year-old Claressa Shields, the first and only American boxer (male or female) to win gold at the Olympics, went toe-to-toe with comedian Step...more

Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 19, 2012 at 8:21am

Your top ten news links of the day… The new House of Run podcast is up! Kevin and Jason interview Daniel Gordon, whose new documentary about the 1988 Olympic men’s 100 meter final, 9.79*, just premiered at the Toronto International Film Fes...more

Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 11, 2012 at 10:11pm

Today’s top ten news links… Charles van Commenee has resigned as Britain’s head track and field coach, as he promised he would if the goal of eight Olympic medals was not reached. Unfortunately, this probably means the end to the Char...more

40 Years After the Munich Massacre
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted September 5, 2012 at 10:51pm

The International Olympic Committee earned plenty of scorn — deserved, I think — for its refusal in London this summer to commemorate the 11 Israeli athletes slain during the 1972 Munich Games, not least of all from some of the widows....more

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