Last summer she became co-chair of the International Working Group (IWG) on Women & Sport, with Britain now entering its second year as host nation for the global secretariat, which relocates every four years. https://t.co/8HVSrVcbfo — Annamarie Phelps (@PhelpsAnnamarie) February 28, 2023“When I was growing up in the 1970s the only women’s sport that was on was gymnastics, and that was once every four years at the Olympic Games,” Phelps told the PA news agency. “So it’s fantastic we’re seeing women’s football, women’s rugby, women’s cricket. “At the IWG, we’re looking across across the whole gamut of women’s sport, both globally and top to bottom from grassroots to elite. And yes, we’re doing an amazing job in this country at celebrating women’s sport and having it on TV, like the Women’s Super League.

Source: The Guardian March 08, 2023 00:14 UTC