Women in Sports
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Stories about Women in Sports
Five Months Ago, Bangladesh Women Had Never Played a Senior Hockey International. Tomorrow They Enter the Asian Games
Bangladesh’s women’s hockey team will make its Asian Games debut against China on Sunday. Their route there began only in April, when Arpita Pal captained the country’s first senior international campaign and helped turn three matches into historic qualification.
Bangladesh Signs a Global Women-in-Sport Commitment. Now Athletes Need to See What Changes
Bangladesh has formally joined the Brighton and Helsinki Declaration on Women and Sport, committing to stronger equality, participation, representation and safety for women in sport. The real test now is whether those principles lead to better facilities, stronger safeguarding, more leadership roles and fairer investment for female athletes.
They Told Fatema Surfing Wasn’t for Girls. At 17, She’s Taking Bangladesh to the Asian Games
Seventeen-year-old surfer Fatema Akter from Cox’s Bazar is heading to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after six years of training through criticism, financial pressure and limited preparation opportunities. Her journey shows both how far Bangladeshi girls can go—and how much more support they still need.
A New Tournament Will Give 37 Grassroots Women’s Football Academies Something They Need: Matches
Thirty-seven women’s football academies from across Bangladesh are set to compete in a new nationwide tournament beginning with regional knockout rounds and ending in Dhaka, creating something grassroots players often lack: regular competitive exposure and a clearer route toward elite football.
Women’s Hockey Drive Opens in Khagrachhari With a Focus on Talent Beyond the Big Cities
A new grassroots women’s hockey development programme has begun in Khagrachhari, with Bangladesh Hockey Federation and BRAC Bank aiming to bring more girls and women—particularly from the hill districts—into organised sport and long-term hockey development.
Nigar Sultana Joty Sets Bangladesh a Bigger Goal: Reach the Asia Cup Final
Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty says her team wants to break its recurring semifinal barrier at the Women’s T20 Asia Cup before pursuing an Asian Games medal.