More Leading Women in Athletics for London 2017

editor — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:27:05 +0000

More Leading Women in Athletics for London 2017

More women could be given a number of leadership positions in athletics should London be successful in their bid to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships. The London 2017 bid team have launched the Women in World Athletics programme, which aims to inspire the most promising young women from the athletics arena to progress in leadership roles.

Such positions include technical officials who play a vital role in developing athletics communities around the world.

Hope hails ‘humbling’ work of football charity

editor — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:29:41 +0000

England women’s coach Hope Powell has hailed the “humbling” work of a UK charity which uses football to empower women in southern Africa.

Powell was speaking at the launch of Coaching for Hope’s ‘Grassroots Girls - African Women into Football’ project at Wembley Stadium.

Coaching for Hope uses football as a vehicle to deliver education programmes to young people in some of the most challenging environments around the world.

The Women’s Sporting Calendar 2012 - Inspiring women to take part . . .

editor — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:27:06 +0000

“As little as two per cent of all sports media coverage is devoted to female competitors and women’s sport in the UK”, according to Sue Tibballs, CEO of the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation. “This lack of profile leaves women’s sport short-changed and presents a clear lack of healthy and active role models for women and girls.

WSFF on board with the search for the 2011 Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year

editor — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000

The 2011 Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards launched this week in partnership with The Women’s Sport & Fitness Foundation (WSFF).

Since 1988, The Sunday Times has led the way in recognising the tremendous contribution made by Britain’s most prominent sportswomen. Previous winners of the main award include Paula Radcliffe, Pippa Funnell, Denise Lewis, Dame Kelly Holmes, Zara Phillips and Victoria Pendleton. England rugby union flanker Maggie Alphonsi, the star of the 2010 women’s rugby world cup finals, was crowned our overall winner last November.

A trip to the European Women and Sport (EWS) conference

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:10:11 +0000

Welcoming delegates with plenty of grandeur and copious amounts of coffee and cake, this year’s European Women and Sport (EWS) conference was held at the 5* Grange City Hotel in London. EWS constitutes a network of individuals and organisations from 44 countries committed to achieving gender equality in sport; increasing the involvement of women at all levels and in all functions and roles.

175 delegates and guest speakers attended from all over Europe, dedicated, determined and keen to share ideas and initiatives to help achieve the EWS key objectives.

WSFF welcomes landmark sponsorship for England Hockey

editor — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:42:09 +0000

Women’s sports charity picks up World Cup winnings

editor — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:50:53 +0000

Women’s sports charity picks up World Cup winnings

Following the excitement of the FIFA 2011 Women’s World Cup, the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) today received a £6,000 cheque from bookmakers William Hill after securing the winnings from the tournament in Germany. It may not have resulted in the possible £73,000 jackpot landing on the charity’s desk if England had won the tournament, but the money will still be put to excellent use in inspiring more women to play sport, including activity to help increase participation.

Traditional Favourites and Exciting New Developments Ashore at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week

editor — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:59:50 +0000

Olympic countdown begins – one year to go

editor — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:49:02 +0000

Olympic countdown begins – one year to go

27July 2011 marks an important day in the world of sport with just one year to go until the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games. Celebrations are happening across the country today to highlight and mark the countdown.

Currently, over 80% of women do too little exercise to benefit their health and young women leave school half as active as young men.

One Year to Go

Jennad — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

One Year to Go.

The days are disappearing to 2012 but will numbers re-appear for women in sport?

And so we have reached the ‘one year to go’ hurdle for London 2012, a day I’ve been seriously looking forward to because now the real countdown begins; we’re finally talking in days not years, and before we know it Seb Coe will be making his speech at the opening ceremony, the games will be declared open and the British athletes will be on their way to building up a massive pot of gold medals (well that’s the hope).