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Lindsey Vonn experienced a wardrobe malfunction at the 2025 ESPYs but handled it with humor and strength, emphasizing that women can be both strong and feminine, and sharing a message of self-acceptance.
Eight female athletes are appealing the House v. NCAA settlement, arguing it violates Title IX by not ensuring equitable distribution of $2.8 billion in backpay damages, which they claim favors male athletes and deprives women of their fair share, potentially delaying payments for months or more.
The WTA has introduced a ranking protection policy for female tennis players who freeze their eggs or embryos, allowing them to maintain their ranking while taking time off for fertility treatments, aiming to reduce pressure and support family planning among players.
Olympic champion Gabby Thomas reported being verbally harassed and heckled at the Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia, with incidents linked to online enabling and sports betting, highlighting ongoing issues of harassment faced by female athletes amid increased social media exposure.
Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles is set to make her debut in the 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, joining a lineup of prominent female athletes like Gabby Thomas and Suni Lee. Photographed by Ben Horton, Chiles is featured in a chic blue one-piece swimsuit, showcasing her athleticism and style. The issue aims to celebrate powerful female athletes who defy stereotypes and inspire young girls. Chiles' appearance in the magazine follows her participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics and her runway debut at New York Fashion Week.
Venus Williams is among nine female athletes to be honored with their own Barbie dolls by Mattel, celebrating Barbie's 65th anniversary and the impact of sports on self-confidence and empowerment. The other athletes include gymnasts, soccer players, a boxer, a swimmer, a paratriathlete, and a track and field runner from various countries. Williams expressed her honor in being recognized as a sports role model and aligning with Barbie's mission to inspire young girls.
The Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) is a prestigious event for the best non-professional female golfers in the world, held at Augusta National Golf Club. The tournament, now in its fifth year, was established to promote the sport and inspire young women to take up golf. The event includes a formal dinner at Augusta National, followed by two rounds at Champions Retreat and a final round at Augusta National. The tournament is for amateurs, not LPGA players, and is a pinnacle accomplishment in women’s amateur golf. The 2024 favorite is LSU’s Ingrid Lindblad, the world’s No. 1 amateur, with 15-year-old Asterisk Talley and 2022 champion Anna Davis also expected to contend. Viewers can watch the tournament on Golf Channel and NBC.
Former high-school volleyball player Payton McNabb, who was injured by a transgender athlete, criticized Democrat lawmakers for dismissing the harm caused by transgender women in sports. Despite her long-term physical and mental injuries, Democrat Reps. Jayapal and Nadler downplayed the issue during a House Judiciary Committee markup. McNabb and former competitive swimmer Riley Gaines spoke out against the denial of the impact of transgender athletes in women's sports, as two bills addressing this issue passed in the committees and head to the full GOP-led House for a vote.
Indian police have charged Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, head of the country's wrestling federation and a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, with sexual harassment and criminal intimidation following complaints made by female wrestlers, including several Olympic and Asian Games medalists. Singh has denied all allegations against him. The wrestlers began a sit-in protest in April, which was suspended after Sports Minister Anurag Thakur promised a June 15 deadline to conclude the investigation into Singh.
Indian police have charged Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the chief of the country's wrestling federation and a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with sexual harassment and criminal intimidation following complaints made by female wrestlers. Singh has denied all allegations against him. The wrestlers had protested against the lack of action in April and were briefly detained by police in New Delhi as they cleared the site the following month.
A male high school track runner who competed on the men's team in 2021 but has been running in women's events for the past two seasons, took second place in the high school women's 1600 meter race at the North Coast Meet of Champions in California, robbing a female athlete of a state championship bid. The top three athletes advance to the CIF State Track & Field Championships next week. A group of advocates held a banner at the event that read "Protect Female Sports," but were asked to leave and escorted off the premises.
Indian police will investigate allegations of sexual harassment against the president of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, made by female athletes who are holding a sit-in protest near the parliament building in New Delhi. The wrestlers are also accusing the federation of mishandling funds and mismanagement. Singh denies the allegations. The sports ministry had assured a probe into the allegations in January, but the wrestlers resumed their protest last week as the ministry did not act on the report submitted by an inquiry committee.
Female athletes and coaches have warned Seb Coe that transgender women should not be allowed to compete in the female category. World Athletics has passed a landmark restructure for transgender participation rules, which will prevent transgender women from competing in the female category in world ranking events from March 31. Coe has claimed the move has been taken to protect the 'very fundamental principle' of sport. Under previous rules, transgender women could compete in the female category as long as their testosterone levels were below five nanomoles per litre over a one-year period.