There was more glory for Russia’s formidable fencers at the Games on Saturday, with top trio Olga Nikitina, Sofia Velikaya and Sofia Pozdniakova beating France 45-41 in the women’s team sabre final to secure the latest medals won by Russian athletes. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the title holders were favorites thanks to …
Read More »NO, Minister. A majority of Irish women have NOT been sexually assaulted
It was a watershed moment in Irish politics when a senior female politician found the courage to stand up in parliament and become the first-ever sitting government minister to reveal they had been sexually assaulted. Many commentators even hyped it up it as being Ireland’s first proper #MeToo moment, seeing …
Read More »‘They are ours’: Russian women’s team celebrate silver as South Korea extend archery reign with dominant Tokyo Olympics victory
An San, Jang Min-hee and Kang Chae-young extended South Korea’s remarkable streak of finishing first in each edition of the event since its introduction in Seoul in 1988, winning 6-0 following a 5-1 victory over Belarus in the semi-finals and a whitewash of Italy in the final eight. The result ensures …
Read More »Vitalina Batsarashkina wins 1st gold for Russia, setting Olympic RECORD in women’s 10m pistol event in Tokyo
Batsarashkina set a record of 240.3 points, with a 0.9 lead over Kostadinova, winning her first Olympic gold in Tokyo – five years after taking silver at the Rio Games. While China’s Jiang bested the qualifying rounds (with an Olympic record of her own of 587 points), she was eventually …
Read More »Non-binary women’s footballer who is first openly trans athlete at Olympic Games says they feel ‘proud’ but ‘aware of realities’
Hugely experienced international Quinn came out as transgender in a move they described as “hard and kind of bullsh*t” last September, going on to become the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Games as Canada drew 1-1 with hosts Japan and beat Chile 2-1. The 25-year-old, who is …
Read More »Worth the wait: After 5 years of anticipation, meet the Russia women’s water polo team who stormed to epic win over China (VIDEO)
One of the first matches of the Olympics looks destined to be remembered as a classic, with an end-to-end thriller in Tatsumi standing at 6-5 to China in the second corner after China keeper Lin Peng saved an Elvina Karimova penalty. Russia keeper Evgeniia Golovina was unable to prevent Guannan Niu from …
Read More »A new book explains why the first transgender athlete to compete against women at the Olympics has wired-in, unfair advantages
The Tokyo Olympics get underway this week but the women’s weightlifting competition is already mired in controversy. Laurel Hubbard will represent New Zealand in the 87kg+ class and become the first male-born transgender athlete to compete against women at the Olympic Games. The 43-year-old’s eligibility followed a 2015 ruling by …
Read More »American women to be forced to register for military DRAFT, according to revision planned by Senate Democrats – media
Senator Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, has authored legislation expanding the registration requirement to include women, Politico reported on Monday, citing a copy of the bill. The current registration mandate applies only to males, when they reach 18, and carries potential fines or imprisonment for …
Read More »‘Work of Congress is not a joke’: Republican women’s group refuses to support some Trump-supporting female candidates
In an email sent out by Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee (VIEW PAC), Greene and Boebert were blasted as “shameless self-promoters” turning Congress into a “reality show.” “The work of Congress is not a joke or reality show. Our women have fought too hard for too long to …
Read More »Trust women to deliver peace, ‘military interventionist’ Samantha Power says, gets reminded of her own history of promoting war
“Good afternoon. I come bearing a simple message: if you want peace in this world, trust women to deliver it,” said Power during a speech on Friday, which quickly inspired ridicule online. “Samantha Power is proof that this is not true,” reacted one Twitter user, with many people pointing out that Power, …
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