Welcome to our weekly publicise of British women’s sports stories from around the globe.
Athletics:
Jess Ennis opted not to compete at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg last weekend, preferring to concentrate on preparing for this summer’s World Championships.
In the absence of the Olympic heptathlon prizewinning, the home was on the rest of team GB’s women, and they did not disappoint.
four of Britain’s eight palm trees were advance by women, and all ten British women competing reached the concluding of their egresss.
Britain’s low notes went to Holly Bleasdale, who won the pole bound with a jump of 4 metres 67 on 2 jar against.
She told the BBC how she planned to celebrate her rubric: “I think I’m going to find a big cheesecake and eat it all.”
The star performance came from Perri Shakes-Drayton.
Having been the fastest smuggler throughout the heats and semi-finals, the Londoner won aureate in the 400m on 3 March with a personal best and assuage usher time of 50.85.
The title is her first individual triumph at senior level.
The 400m final was a very British affair, with Eilidh infant and Shana coxswain joining Shakes-Drayton on the start line.
The silver medal went to Child, who also ran a personal best of 51.45. Cox brought up the rear, coming in sixth.
Other notable performances came from Jenny Meadows and Shara Proctor, who came in quaternate in the 1500m and long jump respectively.
Yamile Aldama posted a season’s best of 13 metres 95 in the ternary jump, enough to earn her sixth place.
Britain’s strong wake was rounded off on 3 March with gold medals for both the men’s and women’s teams in the 4x400m relay.
Shakes-Drayton, Child, Cox and Christine Ohuruogu set a new British record in the process, with a time of 3 minutes 27.
Although Ennis was not competing, she was in the news for other reasons.
It was announced on 1 March that Sheffield’s Don Valley Stadium, where she has trained since she was a youngster, is to be closed because of council budget cuts.
Ennis and her coach Tony Minichiello have publicly impertinent the closure. The athlete has called the stadium “iconic”, and said that its loss would be a shame for future athletes.
Football:
As the start of the Women’s exceedingly fusion (WSL) approaches, there is good news from the world of football game: the league is to be expanded from 2014.
The WSL was launched in 2011 with one gradation of eight teams.
From 2014, there will be two tiers of 20 teams.
Manchester City, Sunderland, Leeds United, Aston Villa and Watford have already applied to join the expanded league, with a total of 28 teams expected to apply.
The eight teams already in the league will have to reapply, and may lose their position if they do not perform well.
The 2013 Women’s Super League begins on 23 March.
In other football news, the BBC announced that the women’s FA cup final will be broadcast lie in on BBC Two on 26 May this year.
Judo:
Following her win at the British Championships last week, Olympic silver medallist Gemma Gibbons won gold in the -78kg in the Dusseldorf Grand Prix event on 24 March.
The tournament win is her first at world tour level.
“I was really pleased I was able to perform at this level and execute more or less(prenominal) great judo,” she said.
“It’s been six months since I have fought against some of the best players in the world and to come away with the gold gives me great confidence going forward to the Turkey GP and the European Championships.”
Gymnastics:
Gymnast Lisa Mason has won gold in her first competition for twelve years, topping the table in the vault at the English Championships on 3 March.
The 1998 Commonwealth champion retired after the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but was inspired to start training again during the build up for London 2012.
She aims to qualify for the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
Tennis:
The rise of Laura Robson and Heather Watson has dominated the tennis headlines recently, but British weigh four Anne Keothavong made a splash of her make this week by make the doubles final in Florianopolis, in Brazil, on 3 March.
Keothavong and her doubles partner, Valeria Savinykh of Russia, lost to number one seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final.
Nevertheless, Keothavong was thrilled with her performance.
“It’s only interpreted me ten years to make a damn final!” she said. “After so many semifinal losses, it was great to eventually have a chance of winning a WTA title with Valeria but I guess it wasn’t to be tonight.
“Anabel and Slava are both Grand Slam doubles champions and they played the larger points better than us.”
Between 1992 and 2012, Keothavong was Britain’s most successful female player, reaching seven world tour semi finals in hit and two in doubles.
Materials taken from Womens Views on News
Athletics:
Jess Ennis opted not to compete at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg last weekend, preferring to concentrate on preparing for this summer’s World Championships.
In the absence of the Olympic heptathlon prizewinning, the home was on the rest of team GB’s women, and they did not disappoint.
four of Britain’s eight palm trees were advance by women, and all ten British women competing reached the concluding of their egresss.
Britain’s low notes went to Holly Bleasdale, who won the pole bound with a jump of 4 metres 67 on 2 jar against.
She told the BBC how she planned to celebrate her rubric: “I think I’m going to find a big cheesecake and eat it all.”
The star performance came from Perri Shakes-Drayton.
Having been the fastest smuggler throughout the heats and semi-finals, the Londoner won aureate in the 400m on 3 March with a personal best and assuage usher time of 50.85.
The title is her first individual triumph at senior level.
The 400m final was a very British affair, with Eilidh infant and Shana coxswain joining Shakes-Drayton on the start line.
The silver medal went to Child, who also ran a personal best of 51.45. Cox brought up the rear, coming in sixth.
Other notable performances came from Jenny Meadows and Shara Proctor, who came in quaternate in the 1500m and long jump respectively.
Yamile Aldama posted a season’s best of 13 metres 95 in the ternary jump, enough to earn her sixth place.
Britain’s strong wake was rounded off on 3 March with gold medals for both the men’s and women’s teams in the 4x400m relay.
Shakes-Drayton, Child, Cox and Christine Ohuruogu set a new British record in the process, with a time of 3 minutes 27.
Although Ennis was not competing, she was in the news for other reasons.
It was announced on 1 March that Sheffield’s Don Valley Stadium, where she has trained since she was a youngster, is to be closed because of council budget cuts.
Ennis and her coach Tony Minichiello have publicly impertinent the closure. The athlete has called the stadium “iconic”, and said that its loss would be a shame for future athletes.
Football:
As the start of the Women’s exceedingly fusion (WSL) approaches, there is good news from the world of football game: the league is to be expanded from 2014.
The WSL was launched in 2011 with one gradation of eight teams.
From 2014, there will be two tiers of 20 teams.
Manchester City, Sunderland, Leeds United, Aston Villa and Watford have already applied to join the expanded league, with a total of 28 teams expected to apply.
The eight teams already in the league will have to reapply, and may lose their position if they do not perform well.
The 2013 Women’s Super League begins on 23 March.
In other football news, the BBC announced that the women’s FA cup final will be broadcast lie in on BBC Two on 26 May this year.
Judo:
Following her win at the British Championships last week, Olympic silver medallist Gemma Gibbons won gold in the -78kg in the Dusseldorf Grand Prix event on 24 March.
The tournament win is her first at world tour level.
“I was really pleased I was able to perform at this level and execute more or less(prenominal) great judo,” she said.
“It’s been six months since I have fought against some of the best players in the world and to come away with the gold gives me great confidence going forward to the Turkey GP and the European Championships.”
Gymnastics:
Gymnast Lisa Mason has won gold in her first competition for twelve years, topping the table in the vault at the English Championships on 3 March.
The 1998 Commonwealth champion retired after the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but was inspired to start training again during the build up for London 2012.
She aims to qualify for the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
Tennis:
The rise of Laura Robson and Heather Watson has dominated the tennis headlines recently, but British weigh four Anne Keothavong made a splash of her make this week by make the doubles final in Florianopolis, in Brazil, on 3 March.
Keothavong and her doubles partner, Valeria Savinykh of Russia, lost to number one seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final.
Nevertheless, Keothavong was thrilled with her performance.
“It’s only interpreted me ten years to make a damn final!” she said. “After so many semifinal losses, it was great to eventually have a chance of winning a WTA title with Valeria but I guess it wasn’t to be tonight.
“Anabel and Slava are both Grand Slam doubles champions and they played the larger points better than us.”
Between 1992 and 2012, Keothavong was Britain’s most successful female player, reaching seven world tour semi finals in hit and two in doubles.
Materials taken from Womens Views on News
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