{"id":73753,"date":"2024-08-09T00:06:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T04:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=73753"},"modified":"2024-08-09T00:06:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T04:06:11","slug":"playing-to-prosper-how-sports-participation-leads-to-long-term-success-for-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/playing-to-prosper-how-sports-participation-leads-to-long-term-success-for-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing to prosper: How sports participation leads to long-term success for girls"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 2024 Paris Olympics mark the first\u00a0gender-equitable Olympic Games<\/a>\u00a0in history, with equal numbers of men and women athletes. Audiences today are being exposed to the\u00a0phenomenal accomplishments of women athletes<\/a>\u00a0more than ever before.<\/p>\n

This year also saw the launch of the\u00a0Professional Women\u2019s Hockey League<\/a>. Canada\u2019s first professional women\u2019s soccer league, the\u00a0Northern Super League<\/a>, is set to begin in 2025, and the WNBA\u00a0granted Toronto an expansion franchise<\/a>\u00a0that will begin play in 2026.<\/p>\n

But despite these advancements, only\u00a031 per cent of Canadian girls<\/a>\u00a0are currently meeting established physical activity guidelines. In particular, sports participation has been declining in Canada over time and with age. As many as\u00a062 per cent of Canadian girls are not participating in sports<\/a>\u00a0of any kind \u2014 a decline of at least 14 per cent over the past decade.<\/p>\n

Research suggests the\u00a0inspiration from high-profile women athletes<\/a>\u00a0has not moved the needle. The well-established and wide-ranging benefits of sports participation for women and girls have yet to overcome the systemic barriers to access in sports.
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