Fighting for women's sport

Women have faced throughout history a double discrimination in their access to sporting glory: their late arrival to almost all the disciples and the lack of media focus of their deeds and competitions.
A double wall that many pioneers and heroines have been tasked with knocking down hard work, effort and gender claims.

Resultado de imagen de LARISSA LATYNINA





LARISSA LATYNINA

 Resultado de imagen de KATHRINE SWITZERThe Soviet gymnast is the most celebrated female athlete in Olympic history with 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronzes), obtained between the Games of Melbourne 56, Rome 60 and Tokyo 64. Only Michael Phelps with his 28 medals has more Preseas it and draws nine golds with Carl Lewis, Marc Spitz and Paavo Nurmi.


KATHERINE SWITZER

In spite of trying to be expelled by one of the organizers to push, Switzer finished the marathon of Boston in 1967 a time of 4:20:00. His courageous challenge to the ban on competing for women in the distance of Filipides made her a champion of feminism in sport. His dorsal '261' became a symbol for equality.

BILLIE JEAN KING

Resultado de imagen de BILLIE JEAN KINGThe American tennis player, winner of 12 Grand Slam throughout its race, prevailed 6-4, 6-3 and 6-3 to the 'braggart' Bobby Riggs, ex-number one world, that assured to its 55 years to be able to beat any Woman on a tenus track. The so-called 'battle of the sexes' was contested in 1973 with an audience of 50 million viewers and a prize for the winner of $ 100,000.

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