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BBC News
18-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Jersey teenager fights stigma around girls and sport
A Jersey teenager has set up an event to inspire girls between the ages of eight and 18 years old to take part in all organiser and young worker for Jersey Youth Service, Lauren, 15, said the event was about breaking barriers and the stigma facing girls in free event, called Every Girl Moves, will take place at the sports facility at Les Quennevais School on said "everybody is welcome". Lauren, who joined the youth service in Year 4, said it was a chance to try out new sports that some people might not have known was available to them."When we were organising this event I didn't even know there was a Jersey cricket team - apparently they are really good and keep winning competitions," she said. 'Get people involved' "It is really cool to learn about different sports in the island."At the beginning of Year 7, Lauren said she joined an all-boy football training session before finding another group called the Wonderers, which she is still a part said: "We are trying to get rid of the stigma and get more people involved. "I know most people want to do a sport but they think it's a boys sport or worry about what people will think of them." The event, which will have various sports organisations attending such as basketball, fencing, kickboxing and skateboarding, among others, takes place from 10:00 until 15:00 BST."There's plenty to try out," added Worker Josh Twohig-Jones said Lauren was the "driving force" behind Every Girl said Lauren ran consultations around the island at various youth clubs and schools to encourage as many girls to attend the event and try a new sport.
Washington Post
16-06-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Kalen Jackson is carrying on her father's legacy through her mental health advocacy
Breaking down barriers surrounding mental health was a personal mission for Jim Irsay , the beloved owner of the Indianapolis Colts who died last month at age 65. It's personal for Kalen Jackson , too. Irsay's youngest daughter, who joins sisters Carlie Irsay-Gordon and Casey Foyt in running the team , has talked openly about dealing with anxiety. Irsay-Gordon is the CEO with Foyt as executive vice president and Jackson chief brand officer.
CBC
12-05-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Ayami Sato makes history as 1st woman to join professional men's baseball league in Canada
Ayami Sato made history as the first woman to join a professional men's baseball league in Canada. Sato has come all the way from Japan to play in the Intercounty Baseball League, as a starting pitcher for the Toronto Maple Leafs. CBC's Tyler Cheese has more on her growing legend and how she's blazing a trail for women in sports.
CBC
11-05-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Ayami Sato makes Canadian baseball history becoming the first woman in a pro men's league
Ayami Sato's first pitch marked a lot more than the start of a baseball game — it also opened a new chapter in Canadian baseball history. The 35-year-old Japanese pitcher is the first woman to play in a professional men's league in Canada. She made her debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday as they played against the Kitchener Panthers in the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) of southern Ontario (certainly not the only Leafs vs. Panthers match to watch out for this weekend). The league is more than a century old, with Sato's arrival breaking boundaries for women in Canadian baseball. Young girls walked up to her ahead of the game, baseballs in hand, asking if she could sign them. "Baseball is the kind of sport that anyone can play regardless of their age, gender. So by playing more with this team, I wanna make sure everyone's more encouraged to play baseball and enjoy it," Sato told reporters via a translator after the game. WATCH | Ayami Sato will break gender barrier in Canadian baseball: Japanese pitcher set to make history as first woman in Canadian pro baseball 4 days ago Duration 2:08 Sato struck out one batter without allowing anyone on base in the first two innings. Despite high hopes, the Leafs ended up losing to the Panthers 6-5. Sato moved to Toronto from Japan, where she helped its national team win world championships and was crowned MVP three times. Sato said she was a little bit sad about Sunday's loss, but that didn't spoil the joy of her debut. "When I was on the mound and just looking at all the crowds, the big crowds cheering, that was a very memorable memory for me," she said. New chapter for women's baseball Keith Stein, a Toronto businessman who is one of the Maple Leafs' owners, is working on a Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL) with American baseball trailblazer Justine Siegal. "We think the WPBL is going to be the catalyst for the creation of a whole new baseball ecosystem and culture for women, not only in the United States but throughout the world," he previously told CBC News. The league is set to start with six U.S. teams in 2026, with hopes of potentially expanding it up north.
