This Week's Women's Sports Recap
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The Women’s World Cup generated $1.32 billion in economic impact.
A report published on Thursday by Football Australia says that the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup generated $1.32 billion Australian dollars ($865.7 million USD) in economic impact for the host country.
The post-tournament report also said that it decreased healthcare costs in the country by $212.5 million USD due to increased physical activity.
Nearly two million people attended the games in person, while 70 percent of the country’s population is said to have tuned in and watched the tournament. More than half of the fans that attended the games – 56 percent – were women.
British beauty brand, Charlotte Tilbury, has announced its partnership with F1 Academy, to encourage increased female involvement in motorsport.
Currently, 40% of F1 fans are female, contributing to a total 2022 season viewership of over 1.5bn. However, only 7% of drivers at formula level are women, and only 4% of these women compete at top levels.?
To bridge this gap, globally-renowned beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury has signed a deal with F1 Academy to promote increased female inclusion in the sport.?
F1 Academy is an initiative aiming to promote and increase female participation in motorsport both on and off the track. Through the collaboration with Charlotte Tilbury, it is hoped that more women and girls will learn of the F1 Academy’s work, and be inspired to explore motorsport.?
Women outnumber men in South Korea’s sports stadiums.
Each time the South Korean men’s soccer team scored against Singapore during a recent 5-0 rout in a World Cup qualifier, the roar from the home crowd came largely from women, who held nearly two-thirds of the tickets to the match.
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In the Seoul stadium that November day, a billboard-size banner for the star striker Son Heung-min had been made by a women-only group. A banner for one of his teammates — “Cho Gue-sung wins the day” — had been signed by a club called “Women Rooting for Cho Gue-sung’s Pursuit of Happiness.”
The scene illustrated a fact that has puzzled experts in one of the world’s most patriarchal societies: In sports, South Korean women generally outnumber men in the stands.
Watch: Girl wrestler becomes 1st to win Arizona state championship against boys.
A senior high school wrestler in Tucson, Arizona, made history last week as she became the first girl to win the state’s top title while competing against boys.
Audrey Jimenez of Sunnyside High School (Tucson, Ariz.) won the Division I title at 106 pounds against male competitors, defeating four opponents to help the team win its seventh straight boys’ team championship.
Jimenez, who won three straight girls individual championships, filed an appeal with the Arizona Interscholastic Association to wrestle on the boys side this year. She and Everest Leydecker of Desert Vista (Phoenix) were given the go-ahead to compete against boys.
Athletes Unlimited basketball 2024 schedule, channels, live streams and more to watch women's pro league
The 2024 WNBA season won't begin until May 14, but plenty of WNBA players will be in action when the Athletes Unlimited professional basketball league launches its new campaign.
The Athletes Unlimited league will bring 40 of the best women's basketball players in the world to Dallas for a few weeks of exciting action. It combines traditional team games with an individual scoring system that adds drama to every moment.