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In the late 1990s, I could always draw dismissive snickers at ESPN production meetings I was a commentator there at the time when I lobbied for tennis champion Billie Jean King to be named that network’s number-one athlete of the twentieth century. In those days, even women sports wonks would roll their eyes and keep plugging for the likes of Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, or Muhammad Ali.
My argument then: that while Billie Jean, like all those worthies, not only dominated her sport, sold tickets, and crossed over into popular culture, she also went well beyond them in fighting successfully for gender equality and against that slavish system of control called amateurism. Meanwhile, she was representing and inspiring half the population of the world.
Tokyo Olympics: Australia names women s basketball team
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Tokyo Olympics: Australia names women s basketball team. Image Source: IANS News
Sydney, May 26 : The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Wednesday announced its 12-strong women s basketball team for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The Opals team is filled with World Cup and Olympic medallists and international experience with Rebecca Allen, Liz Cambage, Ezi Magbegor, Leilani Mitchell, Alanna Smith and Stephanie Talbot, all currently playing in the Women s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the USA.
Dual Olympian Jenna O Hea, who will captain the side, said she felt a huge sense of relief about the announcement.