Star soccer player kicked off national women’s team in Iran for not wearing hijab
2017-04-27
A top soccer player on the Iranian women’s national team says she was booted from the squad after government officials found out she played in an exhibition game while not wearing a hijab |
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Panico first female Italy Coach
2017-03-20
Former women’s football star Patrizia Panico will make history, acting as the Coach of the Under-16 men’s squad for two games |
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Iran: Young woman expelled from national team for not wearing the veil
2017-02-21
Dorsa Derakhshani, member of the Iranian Women's National Chess Team and the sixth world champion in under-18 games, got expelled from the national team |
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IOC gives award for top woman in sport to a man
2016-11-08
The best woman in world sport is a man. You read that right, the International Olympic Committee has given its top award for women in sport to a man |
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U.S. Women's Chess Champ Says She Won't Don Hijab in Iran
2016-10-03
U.S. women's chess champion Nazi Paikidze-Barnes won't appear at February's world championships to be held in Tehran |
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North Korean gymnast who took selfie with South Korean at Rio Olympics could face DEATH
2016-08-17
A NORTH Korean gymnast who posed for hugs and selfies with a South Korean athlete at the Rio Olympics could face harsh punishment on return to her country |
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Iran Olympic protest: Woman asked to take down sign
2016-08-16
A female Iranian activist who held a protest banner during a volleyball match at the Rio Olympics was asked to take it down and leave by security staff |
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Will the Rio Olympics set a new world record for women athletes?
Umberto Bacchi
2016-08-04
The 2012 Games were the first where women competed in every sport, but they only accounted for 44 percent of competitors
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Watch as 76-year-old woman takes on man half her age at ancient martial art
2016-07-12
In footage posted to Facebook, that soon went viral, a 76-year-old woman can be seen holding her own at the ancient Indian martial art of Kalaripayattu — against a male opponent half her age |
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