opportunities because of sports that i would not have had not being in sports, and i do think that title ix really helped that for me as an athlete and is going to help these younger girls continue. first as a standout player, then an award winning division i coach, she says even small differences in locker room size, practice schedules, even access to showers made women athletes feel less valued than their male counterparts. in 37 famous words, title ix tackled such disparities, stating no person in the united states shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. by banning sex discrimination and advancing equal rights on campus, women make up 44% of all ncaa athletes, compared to just 15% in 1972.
today, team usa secured a fourth straight olympic gold medal in men s basketball, as they picked france 87, 82. france, they inflicted the usa s first came slow since 200a in the group stage, but it wasn t to be repeated because the favourites, he had underperformed in the build up, hit their stridejust had underperformed in the build up, hit their stride just when it mattered most and kevin durant was amazing, the standout player, scoring 29 points. the usa have celebrated another gold in the women s golf. the final round was interrupted by rain and thunderstorms, but nelly korda held her nerve to become olympic champion, finishing on 17 under par. second place went to a japanese athlete. nelly korda finished one shot ahead. the japanese athlete got
who needed to play another hole to decide silver and bronze respectively. india s adit ashok, the world number 200 who was second after three rounds, finished fourth afterjust missing out on that play off. here s a quick look at few more medals. the usa s all time record scorer kevin durant was the standout player as they beat france 87 82 to secure their fourth straight basketball olympic gold. the brooklyn nets star scored 29 points as he claimed his third gold medal. norway beat world champions russia in the men s beach volleyball. the norwegians were the top seeded team and the youngest gold medal winners in the event. the baseball mad nation ofjapan finally have a gold to celebrate after beating usa 2 0 in the final in yokohama. the women had already won the softball tournament. and jessica springsteen, the daughter of rock star bruce, has added silver to the family s platinum accolades. she helped the us equestrianjumping team finish runners up to sweden after a jump off.
was the standout player. certainly, england have returned all negative results from their pcr tests that they took yesterday. fin results from their pcr tests that they took yesterday. they took yesterday. on the southgate they took yesterday. on the southgate hoping, - they took yesterday. on the i southgate hoping, preparation for they took yesterday. on the - southgate hoping, preparation for a huge game. still plenty to play for in the group. huge game. still plenty to play for in the group- in the group. yeah, if they beat czech republic, in the group. yeah, if they beat czech republic, they in the group. yeah, if they beat czech republic, they go - in the group. yeah, if they beat| czech republic, they go through in the group. yeah, if they beat i czech republic, they go through as group winners and they say that is exactly what they want to do. they had the highs of starting their tournament with that really commencing win against croatia. a really solid performance and