Women's sport(s) include all-female sports competitions and leagues. Women's level of play in all sports rose during the late 20th century, as women and girls were allowed and finally encouraged to devote themselves to training and practice. Title IX supported women athletes' efforts in the U.S. Women now achieve a high level of technical skill and competitiveness unknown to previous generations. More women athletes now have "a strong work ethic, motivation to train on their own, intensity, and a mentality that can focus on the game."^[1] (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... State (formally known as the Opportunitrtyurt76uy in Education Act) is an Act of Congress666 focusing on equality in sports opportunities and called for the increase of college scholarships of women 666to ensure parity with male athletes. ...

History

Women have had to fight for the right to be athletic competitors in antiquity and modern times. In the Ancient Olympics, women were not originally allowed to compete or watch competitions. However, a separate women's athletic event, the Heraea Games, was eventually developed. Ruins of the training grounds at Olympia The Ancient Olympic Games were an athletic and religious celebration held in the Greek town of Olympia from (historically) as early as 776 BC to 393. ... The ancient Heraea Games (also spelled Heraia) is the first sanctioned (and recorded) womens athletic competition to be held in Olympic Stadium [1], possibly in the Olympic year, prior to the mens events. ...

In western modern history, few women competed in sports until the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; women athletes were frowned upon by society. That began to change in many countries, partly due to the women's rights movement. Women's participation, as fans or athletes, is still generally lower than men's. The reasons for this are not well-researched. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Some sports organizations make no division between gender. For example, high schools might have only one soccer team, and the few girls who are willing to play on a co-ed team often do so in spite of discouragement. Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ...

Even as women advance in sports, they are less likely to be represented if the more the sport is considered a "contact" game. For example, as of 2005, female boxers are still relatively uncommon, in contrast to female runners. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Magazines

• "Women in Sports" is a UK-based quarterly publication, with news, action pictures and articles for the "UK's elite sportswomen" and girls.
• REAL SPORTS magazine is currently available online. It began publication in 1998, with a mission "to change mainstream media coverage of women's sports, with a particular focus on team sports at the professional, collegiate and national team levels." It grew from 50,000 copies per quarter to bi-monthly printing of over 150,000 copies per issue. The magazine cites the disappearance of seven women's professional leagues and lack of interest in "creating a market for women's sports" as reasons for moving to an online format available via membership. They're hopeful that they will one day re-launch the print version.
• Her Sports is the self-proclaimed "magazine for strong, independent women who regard active sports as an important part of their life and self-image."
• Women's Multisport Online™ is a magazine for women's multisport around the world.
• Listed on the USWPF's website is a magazine called "The Sporting Women's Quarterly," which promises to be "at the helm" of the "women's luxury sports industry." The magazine also promises a spread, in it's inaugural issue (no date listed on website, as of February 2006), on the upcoming Women's Sports Museum. Kimberly Carr-Cavallo is listed as founder, President & League Commissioner of the USWPF and USMPF, as well as Editor-in-Chief of the upcoming magazine. No sign of publication was found in web searches. Previous information in this article stated the following: "Sporting Woman Quarterly was originally founded in 2002 as an online media outlet for women's professional sports. As a quarterly print publication with 4 regular and 2 supplemental special issues it has replaced Sports Illustrated for Women's now defunct women's sports magazine. Sporting Woman Quarterly, also known as SW Quarterly, is a sports lifestyle magazine featuring seasonal sports highlights of women's luxury sports including polo, golf, tennis, and international soccer events, as well as certain collegiate level sporting events."

The Sporting Woman Quarterly is a quarterly publication featuring venue, dates and ticket information on professional womens sports calendar events. ... Sports Illustrated for Women Magazine folded abruptly in 2002 after failing to captivate its audience. ...

Museums (US)

Atlanta Polo Museum

Scheduled for opening in 2007. All items on exhibit until scheduled opening. See http://www.uswpf.com for more information.

U.S. Women's Sports Museum

U.S. Women's Polo Federation The United States Women's Sports Museum is planning to open in Atlanta, Georgia area.

Related pages

Athletes

• Famous Women Athletes

Athletic Associations

• Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate womens athletics in the United States and to administer national championships. ...

American Football

• Women's American football

A new variation of American football is Womens American football. ...

Australian rules football

• Women's Footy
• Rec Footy

Australian Rules and Aussie Rules redirect here. ... Womens Aussie Rules is a fast growing sport played in Australia, United States, Papua New Guinea and Japan. ... Recreational Football. ...

Baseball

• Women´s baseball

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a womens professional baseball league which existed from 1943 to 1954. ...

Basketball

• Women´s basketball
  • Women's National Basketball Association
  • List of WNBA players
  • Women's Chinese Basketball Association

Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... WNBA team locations The Womens National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... This is a list of Womens National Basketball Association players. ... The Womens Chinese Basketball Association is a womens basketball league in the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Boxing

• Women's boxing
  • List of female boxers

Womens boxing has existed as an officiated sport since the beginning of the 20th century. ... This is a list of notable female boxers. ...

Cricket

• Women's test cricket

2nd Womens Test match between Australia and England in Sydney in 1935 Womens test cricket is the long form of womens international cricket. ...

Football (Soccer)

• Women's football (soccer)
  • List of women's football teams
  • List of women's football clubs in England and Wales
  • List of women's national football teams
  • List of women's football (soccer) competitions
  • Women's United Soccer Association

This article or section is in need of expansion. ... This is a partial list of womens association football (soccer) teams from all over the world sorted by home country. ... // FA Womens Premier League National Division The following clubs are in the FA Womens Premier League National Division for the 2004/2005 season: Arsenal L.F.C. Birmingham City L.F.C. Bristol City W.F.C. Bristol Rovers W.F.C. Charlton Athletic W.F.C. Doncaster... This is a list of national football (soccer) teams in womens football, arranged alphabetically. ... This is a list of articles on competitions in womens football (soccer). ... WUSA logo The Womens United Soccer Association formed in 2001 as a soccer league for women in the United States. ...

Golf

• Women's major golf championships
• Professional golf tours - and several of the articles linked from that page

Most of Wikipedia's articles about women golfers are in Category:LPGA Tour golfers, Category:Ladies European Tour golfers or Category:LPGA of Japan Tour golfers Womens golf has evolved a set of major championships which parallels that in mens golf, but the womens system is younger and has been less stable than the mens. ... // Professional golf is one of the more lucrative sports in the world for both men and women, but it is has a very different structure from other sports, especially team sports. ...

Gymnastics

• NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship

The NCAA introduced womens Gymnastics as a championship sport in 1982. ...

Ice hockey

• IIHF World Women Championships
  • 2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
• American national women's hockey team
• Canadian national women's hockey team
• Finnish national women's ice hockey team
• Swedish national women's ice hockey team
• Russian national women's ice hockey team
• German national women's ice hockey team
• Chinese national women's ice hockey team
• Kazakhstani national women's ice hockey team
• WMLB
• WNHL

The womens World Hockey Championship tournament is also governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). ... The 2004 IIHF World Women Championships were held March 30-April 6, 2004 in Halifax and Dartmouth, Canada. ... The American national womens ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. ... The Canadian national womens ice hockey team is controlled by Hockey Canada. ... The Finnish national womens ice hockey team is controlled by The Finnish Ice Hockey Federation. ... The Swedish national womens ice hockey team or Damkronorna is controlled by Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. ... The Russian national womens ice hockey team is controlled by Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. ... The German national womens ice hockey team is controlled by Deutscher Eishockey Bund. ... The Chinese national womens ice hockey team is controlled by the Chinese Ice Hockey Association. ... The Kazakhstani national womens ice hockey team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation. ...

Lacrosse

• Women's lacrosse
  • International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations
    • Women's Lacrosse World Cup

A womens lacrosse player carries the ball past a defender. ... The International Federation of Womens Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA) was formed in 1972 to promote and develop the game of Womens lacrosse throughout the world. ... The Womens Lacrosse World Cup is sponsored by the International Federation of Womens Lacrosse Associations every 4 years. ...

Martial Arts

• List of female mixed martial artists

This is a list of female mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. ...

Polo

• U.S. Women's Polo Federation [[1]]

Rowing

• Henley Women's Regatta
• NCAA Rowing Championship

Henley Womens Regatta is a rowing regatta held at Henley-on-Thames, England. ... Division I The NCAA Division I Womens Rowing Championships comprise 312 total competitors (344 including spares) and three events (Varsity Eights, JV Eights, Fours). ...

Tennis

• List of female tennis players

List of female tennis players: Note: Players who have won more than one grand slam event in singles or have been ranked World No. ...

Volleyball

• Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Beach Volleyball
• Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Volleyball

The Womens Beach volleyball event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, were held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. ... Womens Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex between August 15 and August 29. ...

Wrestling

See also

• Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act (Title IX)
• Women's Sports Foundation

State (formally known as the Opportunitrtyurt76uy in Education Act) is an Act of Congress666 focusing on equality in sports opportunities and called for the increase of college scholarships of women 666to ensure parity with male athletes. ... Established by Billy Jean King, the Womens Sports Foundationis a charitable educational organization dedicated to ensuring equal access to participation and leadership opportunities for all girls and women in sports and fitness. ...

References

• Heraea Games
• Physiological gender difference in sports