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Sally Pearson lauds World Athletics’ move to change long-running chauvinistic tradition – Wide World of Sports
‘Are they more special than us?’
Australian Olympic great Sally Pearson says it’s important women’s events are “celebrated as equally as the men’s” following World Athletics’ plan to replace the final event of the 2022 World Championships with a female race.
With the world celebrating International Women’s Day today, World Athletics are pushing for more gender equality by breaking a long tradition that sees most sporting events around the world typically ending with a showpiece male event.
The World Athletics Council is set to…
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