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Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation

13/01/12

Fit 4 Women 2012

Manchester @ Radisson Edwardian - 19th March 2012 London @ West One, Oxford Street - 22nd March 2012   The Olympics and Paralympics are nearly here...  Just a few months away from the greatest show on earth, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to stimulate and sustain increased participation amongst women. But it's not going to be easy, still only one in five women...

Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation

12/01/12

Ipswich manager Paul Jewell criticises female official

Sue Tibballs, Chief Executive of WSFF responds to careless remarks made by Paul Jewell at last night's fixture against Birmingham. "We were of course disappointed to hear Paul Jewell’s careless remarks last night.  'Off the cuff' comments such as these reinforce the prejudices of a small minority within football at a time when the sport as a whole is trying to attract more women and girls...

Sarah Stevenson

08/12/11

Taekwondo World Champion Sarah Stevenson Hailed Sportswoman of the Year 2011

The best of British women’s sport was celebrated last night at The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards 2011. The ceremony, hosted by the BBC’s Gill Douglas, attended by a host of stars from the sporting world including Lord Coe, was held at the Sunday Times headquarters in Central London. The winners of the night: Sportswoman of the Year: Sarah Stevenson Sportswoman of the Year Runner...

The Sunday Times, Sportswomen of the Year Awards

07/12/11

The Sportswomen of the Year Awards are tonight!

The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards are tonight! We're really excited here at WSFF to be the charity partners for the awards and can't wait to celebrate this evening with some of the most inspirational sportswomen in the UK.The shortlisted nominees are as follows... 2011 Sportswomen of the Year shortlist: Rebecca Adlington OBEKeri-Anne Payne Sarah StevensonHayley Turner  ...

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