![]() ![]() Wilma Rudolph Courage Award, presented by Athleta, recognizes a female athlete or a team who exhibits extraordinary courage in their athletic performance, demonstrates the ability to overcome adversity, makes significant contributions to sports and serves as a role model. on the red carpet at the #WSFAnnualSalute shares the impact of this event overlapping with the 50th anniversary of #TitleIX and #HispanicHeritageMonth /eYAAhGAT8s She talked about the impact had on #waterpolo when she won this award in 2016. is a finalist for SportsWoman of the Year tonight at the #WSFAnnualSalute. Individual Sport, Sunisa Lee (Gymnastics) – Olympic all-around gold medalist, 2020 Olympic silver medalist (team), 2020 Olympic bronze medalist (uneven bars), 2020 three-time world championship medalist, 2019 NCAA balance beam champion, 2022 SEC Freshman of the Year, 2022 SEC uneven bars champion, 2022 Sports Illustrated Female Athlete of the Year, 2021.Team Sport, Maggie Steffens (Water Polo) – Three-time Olympic gold medalist, 2012, 2016, 2020 four-time Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) World Championships gold medalist, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 three-time NCAA champion with Stanford University, 2014, 2015, 2017 three-time FINA World Player of the Year, 2012, 2014, 2021 all-time leading scorer in Olympic women's water polo history with 56 goals.Sportswoman of the Year Award – Team, presented by Clara Wu Tsai and Joe Tsai, and Sportswoman of the Year Award – Individual, presented by Delta Air Lines, – recognize athletes (in both team and individual sports) who exhibited exceptional athletic performance over the last 12 months. The coveted Foundation's awards and this year's honorees included: "I am inspired by this remarkable group of honorees who are breaking records, eliminating barriers and blazing a path for a brighter future in and out of sports for girls and women." "The Women's Sports Foundation is a guardian angel and champion of Title IX, and fully understands and accepts its decades long mission to ensure true equity for girls and women," said Billie Jean King, WSF Founder. Tonight's event was a reminder to all that there is a critical need for the Foundation's essential work as they strive to build a future where every girl and woman can play, be active and realize her full potential. ![]() ![]() This opportunity gap is widest among girls and women of color, LGBTQ+ youth and those with disabilities – who consistently have less opportunities than their peers. Today, girls miss out on an estimated 1 million sports opportunities at the high school level compared to boys. The Foundation's research report, "50 Years of Title IX: We're Not Done Yet" released earlier this year revealed that although girls' participation in sports is nearly 12 times higher than it was at the time of the law's passage in 1972, girls still have far fewer sports opportunities than boys had 50 years ago. Throughout the night, the Foundation took time to commemorate Title IX's 50th anniversary, reflect on the progress made and the work that still needs to be done to achieve a truly equitable future for all girls and women in sports. The Salute was held at Pier Sixty on Manhattan's waterfront, and was presented by WSF National Partners Athleta, ESPN, Delta Air Lines, Gatorade, Michelob ULTRA, NBC Sports, and TIAA with an exclusive reception partner DraftKings. Honored this evening with WSF's signature Salute awards were history-making athletes – Sunisa Lee, Maggie Steffens, and Elana Meyers Taylor – one of the fiercest coaches in the SEC, Dawn Staley, and the lead founding investor in Angel City FC, Alexis Ohanian. Recognized as the biggest night in women's sports, the event, like the Foundation's programming throughout this year, highlighted the 50th anniversary of Title IX while also calling attention to the vital need for more progress. New York, NY (October 12, 2022) - This evening, the Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) celebrated the extraordinary achievements of athletes and leaders in sports and the girls that they inspire, at its Annual Salute to Women in Sports. Hear from Maggie as she accepts this award and shares what this win means to her! #WSFAnnualSalute /HNyoDa9MU2- USA Water Polo October 13, 2022 We're still so pumped for after winning the 2022 SportsWoman of the Year Honor! ![]()
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