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Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation

27/05/11

The Business of Women's Sport

The Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) joined forces today (27 May) to host ‘The Business of Women’s Sport’, a breakfast discussion with leading female figures from the world of sport. BBC’s Tanya Arnold chaired the debate with Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Sue Tibballs (CEO of Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation), Mary...

Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation

25/05/11

Mixed football for U13 age

Responding to the FA’s announcement that the resolution to amend its rules to extend mixed football in the U13 age group received approval from The FA Shareholders today, Sue Tibballs, Chief Executive of the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation said: “This is a welcome move from the FA. WSFF research shows that the numbers of girls playing football drops significantly throughout...

Women's Sport and Fintess Foundation

25/05/11

It’s a Breeze

British Cycling has today launched Breeze, an exciting network scheme to get more women on their bikes. Headed up by British Cycling, Breeze is a National Lottery funded nationwide network of fun, local and flexible bike rides designed to close the gap between the number of men and women cycling regularly, and introduce over 80,000 new women to bike riding. Figures show that nearly three times...

Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation

19/05/11

An opportunity for women’s sport

Leading figures from the world of sport, including Baroness Tanni Gray-Thompson and Olympic badminton star Gail Emms, joined forces with around 20 MPs and Peers this week to discuss how best to boost participation in women’s sport.  Hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sport in partnership with the Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF), the discussion explored the...

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