Women in sport
‘The girls were out for blood tonight’: Australian star ends golden season with Diamond glory
Nina Kennedy has soared to one final glorious triumph of her glittering pole vault season, taking the Diamond League crown in Brussels to add to her Olympic gold from Paris.
- by Ian Chadband
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Victorian athletes feted in Melbourne as Paralympian calls for gender equity
Melbourne Park gave returning Olympic and Paralympic athletes a hero’s welcome on Saturday – and gold medallist Emily Petricola had a message for the International Paralympic Committee.
- by Hannah Hammoud
Queens of Concrete: Life after the Olympic skateboarding dream
Australian Arisa Trew triumphed with a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, but the journey for girls in skateboarding isn’t straightforward, as a new film shows.
- by Cara Waters
Opinion
Paris 2024
Sorry, but rugby players posing in lingerie in 2024 is not ‘regressive’
Just as female athletes are transcending stereotypes, their agency is being stripped by former female athletes applying the very paternalistic lens they themselves sought to escape.
- by Emma Kemp
As Origin hits the MCG, rugby league is growing faster in Victoria than in any other state
As State of Origin II draws tourists and eyeballs to the MCG on Wednesday, Victoria’s rugby league clubs are the fastest growing across the country as men and women of all ages embrace the sport.
- by Roy Ward
Opinion
NRLW 2024
My sport is having a Matildas moment. I know because of the trolling
Playing State Of Origin footy is a dream come true, but social media trolls felt the need to comment on my appearance and question my athletic ability.
- by Caitlan Johnston
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Sevens
The last-gasp kick that gave Australia the edge in race for Olympic gold
The women’s sevens side beat France in this year’s world series decider in Spain – but their semi-final victory may prove even more important in the Paris podium battle.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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Australian cricket
Change coming to WBBL as women cricketers get pay boost
Australian cricketers in women’s domestic competitions will earn an average salary of $160,000 as Cricket Australia announces a new Twenty20 competition and a change to the WBBL under a new multimillion-dollar plan to bolster growth in women and girls cricket.
- by Carla Jaeger
Sixteen, 55kg and fearless: Is ‘Baba’ the Waratah Australia’s smallest pro footy player?
Diminutive Waiaria Ellis will play for NSW in the Super Rugby grand final on Sunday. But it’s her rivals who should be scared.
- by Iain Payten
‘I was in so much pain’: The unspoken ‘big issue’ affecting women athletes
Eleanor Cardwell was in so much pain, she couldn’t even complete a warm-up without discomfort, and she was not alone among her netball peers. It’s why she thinks it’s mad that sports bras aren’t treated with the same priority as football boots or mouthguards.
- by Marnie Vinall
‘There’s nowhere for them to go’: When girls are booted out of football
At 13, Phoebe Guppy is at a crossroads. Travel over an hour for footy training, or give up the game she loves. Daisy Pearce has been at the crossroads before her, and many more will follow.
- by Hannah Kennelly
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