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Tunisian Silver Medalist fueling Political Movement withher "underpants"
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 11, 2012 at 10:09am

During these Olympic Games in London, there has been a lot of discussion regarding covered female athletes.Much has been seen and heard of Wojdan Shaherkani and Sattar Attar, and their historic roles as the first to female athletes to represent the Kingdo...more

USA Women's Basketball Vs. Australia: Tina Charles, Asjha Jones & The Five Minutes That Changed The Game
by Swish Appeal
posted August 11, 2012 at 10:05am

Down one point to Australia with 3:12 left in the third quarter, USA coach Geno Auriemma made his first wave of subs reinserting Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles into the game along with Seimone Augustus and (about 20 seconds later) Lindsay Whalen in...more

Gender & the Olympics: A Commentary
by One Sport Voice
posted August 11, 2012 at 9:59am

I wrote about three significant trends pertaining to females and the Olympics for Minnesota Public Radio. Namely I wrote 2012 has marked the 40th anniversary of title IX in the US, female Olympians outnumbers their male counterparts for the USOC, and wome...more

Teen Boxer Claressa Shields in the Olympic Record Books
by Pretty Tough
posted August 11, 2012 at 9:54am

Women’s boxing is new to the Summer Olympics in 2012 and 17-year-old U.S. boxer Claressa Shields carved her name in the record books as the first middleweight gold medalist by winning a 19-12 decision over Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova Thursday (...more

Olympic Track and Field Day 9 Preview
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 11, 2012 at 9:36am

Each day I’ll be doing a fairly extensive but “just the facts, ma’am” preview. For something a little more narrative, head on over to Flotrack. Some notes: names in gold, silver or bronze are the medal position predicted by Track ...more

Greatness Has Been Found
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 10, 2012 at 3:46pm

I’m sure by now you have seen Nike’s “Find Your Greatness” ad campaign – the one that celebrates everyday athletes. I happen to love the part showing the little boy getting up the courage to jump off the diving platform. And ...more

Olympic 5k & 1500 meter preview
by carabyrd
posted August 10, 2012 at 1:32pm

Today is a women’s distance fans dream with both the 5k and 1500 meter finals on the track. The start lists have been posted and the preliminaries are done. All that is left is for the athletes to run the race. Here is who to watch. 5,000 meters- T...more

Olympics – Gold Medal Match: U.S. Worthy Champions, But Japanese Teach Us In Defeat
by All White Kit
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:50am

  “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”   ...more

USA and France to play for the gold medal Saturday
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:44am

After trailing at halftime of a close game, Team USA surged back in the third quarter of today's semifinal to put away Australia, 86-73. Three US players were in double figures, and Liz Cambage scored all of her team-high points for Australia in the first...more

Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson makes Olympic scoring history
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:40am

Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson waltzed into the history books on Tuesday. It just wasn't the mark she wanted to leave at the 2012 London Olympic Games. With a turnaround jumper in the fourth quarter of a win against China, the Australian set the all-time ...more

Female Muslim Olympians try to inspire, bring more progress
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:33am

By Shira SpringerLONDON — The slowest runner in the last women’s 800-meter heat brought the Olympic crowd to its feet Wednesday morning for a sustained ovation. As Sarah Attar sprinted toward the finish nearly 45 seconds behind the winner, the...more

USA Women’s Water Polo Win First Gold Medal In Team History
by Pretty Tough
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:26am

London, England – August 9 – The U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team won their first ever Olympic gold medal tonight with an 8-5 defeat of Spain in the championship match of the 2012 Olympic Games. Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanfo...more

Japanese Women Wrestlers Conquer 2012 Olympics
by Wombat Sports
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:19am

Saori Yoshida Courtesy AP She can now stake her claim as the best female freestyle wrestler ever. Saori Yoshida of Japan, who had only lost twice since 2002, claimed her third gold medal in the 55 kg wrestling final at the Olympics Thursday. Yoshida h...more

Claressa Shields Takes First Ever Middleweight Boxing Gold
by Wombat Sports
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:16am

Shields – Courtesy AP For a 17 year old, Claressa Shields looked like a seasoned boxer Thursday as she became the first ever female Middleweight gold medalist in boxing at the Olympics. The Flint, MI native was aggressive throughout the tourname...more

Olympic Track and FIeld Day 8 Preview
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:13am

Each day I’ll be doing a fairly extensive but “just the facts, ma’am” preview. For something a little more narrative, head on over to Flotrack. Some notes: names in gold, silver or bronze are the medal position predicted by Track ...more

USWNT: Golden Once Again
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 9, 2012 at 9:10pm

The U.S. Women claimed a 2-1 victory over their rivals Japan to win their third consecutive gold medal....more

U.S. extends streak to 40-0 in Olympic competition, beats Australia 86-73 to reach gold medal round
by HoopFeed.com
posted August 9, 2012 at 5:28pm

Sylvia Fowles. The U.S. overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Australia 86-73 in the semifinals of the 2012 London Games. The Americans seek to win their fifth straight gold medal after extending their Olympic winning streak to 40-0. The Aussies, led ...more

More on the size of female Olympians
by After Atalanta
posted August 9, 2012 at 5:24pm

This is a brief follow-up--or in-addition-to--to the post about the lack of larger sized apparel for this summer's female Olympians.Apparently--and I had not been aware of this--several female athletes competing in London have been scrutinized and comment...more

American women so far winning most of the medals
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 9, 2012 at 5:14pm

At the end of last night's Olympic broadcast, it was announced that of the 34 gold medals won by the U.S. so far, 23 of them had been collected by women. USA Today looks at how women are dominating the Games.It's something I've noticed as well. Women are ...more

Rabia Ashiq: couldn't win a gold, but told her followers: They can do it!
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 9, 2012 at 5:09pm

Rabia Ashiq takes part in her women's 800m round 1 heat at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. PHOTO: REUTERSLONDON: Pakistan’s last hope of bringing an Olympic medal home was lost after Rabia Ashiq was the last one to reach ...more

Harper, Wells, Jones: Controversy or Media hype?
by JHayes
posted August 9, 2012 at 4:59pm

I do not normally get involved in other peoples' drama but with the past couple days of tweets, articles, and television interviews of Dawn Harper, Kellie Wells, and Lolo Jones, I have been encouraged to say my "peace".  Let me also just give you a c...more

Olympic Archery, not just for the boys
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted August 9, 2012 at 4:48pm

Being an archer in Ireland can be frustrating as arrows don’t like the rain. Máire Hackett says damp ground pulls the arrows down and can make outdoor shooting difficult. Picture Credit: The Irish Times Hackett took up archery a year ago and ...more

Olympics: Gold Medal Match Preview – U.S.-Japan: Nadeshiko Try To Prove Me Wrong. Again.
by All White Kit
posted August 9, 2012 at 3:49pm

  “Insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results.” - Albert Einstein There are probably psychologists – both amateur and professional – that can explain better than I the reluctance to le...more

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