Body positive on the beam: New uniform helps de-sexualize women’s gymnastics

Three cheers for German gymnast Sarah Voss, who rejected the overly revealing leotard and reclaimed her own comfort during the 2021 European Artistic Gymnastic Championships in Basel, Switzerland. Voss, the 2019 German all-around champion, broke with convention and wore a full-body suit stretching down to her ankles for all her events during the April 2021…

100 years of women’s sporting history on California’s Dipsea Trail

On April 21, 1918, some 150 women gathered at a popular hiking trail in Mill Valley, California, and made athletic history. The women had entered the inaugural “Dipsea Hike,” a long-distance cross-country running race along the seven-mile (11.25-kilometre) Dipsea Trail connecting Mill Valley to Stinson Beach in Marin County.[1] The “Hike” – so called to…

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Body positive on the beam: New uniform helps de-sexualize women’s gymnastics

100 years of women’s sporting history on California’s Dipsea Trail