The London Lions Basketball Club has released new data which gives an insight into the growth of women’s sport. It reveals statistics which highlight increasing participation across the board. The study also unveils barriers to participation, such as discrimination and exclusion.
The success of women’s sport teams in the UK
The London Lions are one of the most successful teams in UK sport today. They have won an historic 52 games without defeat. They have also just completed their second consecutive domestic clean sweep.
This success follows in the footsteps of other majorly successful women’s sport teams, such as the England women’s national football team.
The Lionesses have won 15 World Cup titles and won the Euros 17 times. We’ll gloss over the part where the men’s team have only won the World Cup once, and have never won the Euros.
These women’s victories are finally leading to greater recognition of female athletes in the UK.
Inspiration for female athletes
The study by the London Lions found that 12% of Brits have been inspired to try a sport for the first time this year after seeing women’s sport on TV.
It’s no wonder, then, that 56% of Brits believe there should be equal coverage of men’s and women’s sport on TV.
10% of the women surveyed said…
