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A Look at Women's Professional Racquetball
posted by Women in Sport International
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 12:03pm EDT
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We like to shine attention on new and developing women's sports and leagues. One such sport is clearly women's racquetball.
Next month we will be doing interviews with athletes from the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO). The biggest events in women's racquetball are currently the US Open and the Pan Am Games. The WPRO is a growning organization where women at the top of their sport earn money playing the sport they love. The organization is currently working hard to expand its brand and to attract new sponsors.
For those of you that do not know racquetball check out the WPRO website here (there is a great video at the bottom of the main page).
In women's raquetball the balls travel between 160-180 mph in a small closed in court. The WPRO currently has athletes from over 12 countries competing including: United States, Mexico, Chile, Canada, Puerto Rico, Japan, Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
Check back early in November for the results of our interviews with women at the top of WPRO as well as with WPRO Commissioner Gigi Rock.
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