Trailblazers
She is a Canadian soccer star and the world’s top international goal scorer.
Christine Sinclair
Women first competed in this major world sporting event in 1900.
Olympics
This is the most popular sport for girls in Canada.
soccer
This is the percentage of global sports media coverage that features women’s sports.
5%
This U.S. tennis champion is known for her powerful serve and has won 23 Grand Slams.
Serena Williams
Women’s soccer became an Olympic sport in this year.
1996
In tennis, the score “0” is called this.
love
This type of sports science research is underdeveloped because 75% of studies only test male athletes.
injury/physiology
This gymnast is famous for winning many Olympic medals and doing extremely hard skills.
Simone Biles
Women made up about what percentage of athletes at the most recent Summer Olympics?
50%
This sport has the smallest gender pay gap… because many events pay athletes equally.
tennis
Women’s professional sports receive less than what percent of total global sponsorship money?
1%
She won the 2019 U.S. Open and became the first Canadian to win a major tennis title.
Bianca Andreescu
Women were allowed to compete in the Olympics starting in 1900, but only in five sports. Name one of them.
tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrian, or golf
This age is the most common when girls drop out of sports due to pressure, lack of support, or body image issues.
13-15
This long-standing myth claimed women shouldn’t run marathons because it would “damage” this organ.
uterus
This hockey player is one of Canada’s greatest and has multiple Olympic gold medals.
Hayley Wickenheiser
At the 2012 London Games, women competed in every Olympic sport for the first time because this country finally included female athletes in its delegation.
Saudi Arabia
This sport was originally played by women wearing long dresses and was created so “women wouldn’t sweat too much.”
Basketball
This country was the first to offer equal pay to female and male national soccer teams.
Norway