Women won big at the Tokyo Olympics and pushed for more gender-balanced Games as they were staged in an anxious, COVID-driven hush without the energy of fans.
,” losing awareness of where she was in the air and withdrawing from most of her events to protect her physical and mental well-being. The U.S. women’s basketball team won its seventh straight gold medal as mainstays Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi became the first five-time basketball gold medalists. TheWeightlifter Hidilyn Diaz became the first Philippine athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. Triathlete Flora Duffy won Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal.
Of China’s 88 medals, 47 were won by women. Women won 18 of Canada’s 24 medals and the telecast of the women’s soccer team winning gold drew 4.4 million viewers and was the most watched moment of the Olympics in Canada, according to the CBC. Women won seven of Jamaica’s nine medals. Of the 36 medals won by the Netherlands, 21 were won by female athletes.
at Saitama Super Arena. “I’m happy that us women can do it. I think men can do it, too, but I think we do it a little bit better.”The Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women’s 5,000-meters final at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday., who dominated the paint against Japan in scoring 30 points, also wasn’t aware of the extent of female athletes’ success in Tokyo. But she quickly saw bigger implications beyond raw numbers.
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