The Female Athlete Project

TFAP’s top moments in women’s sport this week, presented by @theathletesfootaustralia * In football our ParaMatildas are World Champ * The NRLW is set to have a magic round for the first time in 2025 * In AFLW The “granny” is set and we have a Kanga’s v Lions rematch Check out the full episode of our weekly women’s sports news podcast via link in bio or stories. Or search for ‘the female athlete project’ wherever you get your podcasts. #womenssport

Aussie 7's superstar and record-breaking try-scorer Maddi Levi is the Women's Sevens Player of the Year! The 22-year-old scored a record 69 tries across the HSBC SVNS 2024 to help the Aussies claim the Championship title in Madrid. [Image via Getty| Frederic Dides] #womenssports #rugby

Freya Lally made history as the first female driver to reach the Cadet Grand Finals, securing a top 10 spot in the British Indoor Karting Championship. The British Indoor Karting Championship [BIKC] is the largest single motorsport competition in the world, with over 5,300 participants across categories. This year, Freya Lally made history as the only female driver ever to reach the Grand Finals, securing a top 10 finish in the Cadets and earning a fully funded Club100 championship seat—the next step on the UK karting ladder. [via @f1academy @femalequotient] #womenssports #f1academy

The moment 14-year-old Stella Spitzer made history debuting for Carolina Ascent, becoming the youngest player in USL Super League history. Carolina Ascent is a team that competes at the highest level of pro women’s soccer in the United States [via IG carolineascentfc] #womenssports #football #soccer

The 2025 NRLW season will see the first ever three-week top six NRLW Finals Series. The regular season will now be 11 weeks with an expanded 12-team competition following the addition of the Bulldogs and the Warriors. The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) also announced that 2025 will see the start of an NRLW Magic Round with the inaugural NRLW Magic Round being played at Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium in round 5. The NRLW Magic Round will be played in regional locations in NSW between 2025-2027. [via nrl] #womenssports #rugbyleague

Rugby Sevens legend Emilee Cherry [now Barton] is set to receive the highest honour by being inducted into World Rugby’s Hall of Fame at the annual awards ceremony in Monaco on Sunday evening. A true pioneer of women’s rugby sevens, Emilee debuted for Australia in Dubai in 2012 and became the first Australian to be named World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year. In total, Cherry scored 131 tries in 159 series matches, becoming only the second female to reach 100 series tries. She is a veteran of two Rugby World Cup Sevens and a Commonwealth Games silver, as well as that Olympic triumph in Rio in 2016 - winning Rugby's 7's first-ever Olympic Gold medal. Following her retirement in 2020 Emilee, became the assistant coach for the Australian Women’s Sevens before recently finishing up in that role. "I fell in love with this exhilarating sport, won an Olympic gold medal four years later and now have a life full of incredible friends and memories I will cherish. I feel very lucky to have been a part of the Aussie Women’s Sevens team for 12 years, as a player then on the coaching staff. I love the team and everything we have stood for. I feel lucky and privileged to have played my part in the fabric of Women’s Rugby Sevens and can’t wait to sit back now and watch the next generation of legends pave their own way." 3 other Aussies have been nominated for awards at the World Rugby Awards: Maddison Levi - Women's 7's player of the year Maya Stewart - Women's 15's try of the year Caitlyn Halse - Women's 15's breakthrough player of the year [via World Rugby Rugby AU] #womenssports #rugby

Netflix reports that the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano fight saw a record 74 million average viewers, which makes the boxing match the most watched women's sporting event in U.S. history, not just in boxing. [via Netflix Image via Getty | Stephen McCarthy] #womenssports #boxing

The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has made the proactive decision to move all six Ninja A-League Women matches for this weekend’s Unite Round from Leichhardt Oval to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. The decision was made after a pitch assessment on Monday concluded the pitch condition did not meet the standards to host the pinnacle women’s round of the season. Due to the late change all six Ninja A-League Women Unite Round matches across Friday, Saturday and Sunday are now open and free to all football fans, with no ticket required to gain access to the venue. Existing ticket holders at Leichardt Oval will be offered a full refund. All matches will be streamed on Paramount+ & 10 Play. If you're around Sydney make sure you head to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium and check out the action. [via aleagues Image via Getty | Scott Gardiner, Kelly Delfina] #womenssports #football #soccer

Olympic gold-medal winning sisters Jess and Noemie Fox have shared The Don Award at Monday night’s Sport Australia Hall of Fame Inductions & Awards Gala Dinner at Crown Melbourne. The Don Award, introduced in 1998 and named for the Sport Australia Hall of Fame’s inaugural Inductee, Sir Donald Bradman AC, honours an Australian athlete or team whose achievements and example over the past 12 months have most inspired the nation. At the recent Paris Olympic Games Jess won gold in both the kayak and canoe slalom and Noemie won gold in the inaugural kayak cross event. The incredible moment between the sisters when Noemie won and Jess jumped in the water to celebrate with her will forever be etched in our memories ✨ #womenssports

The ParaMatildas have booked their spot in tomorrow morning’s [12:30am AEDT] IFCPF World Cup Final after going undefeated throughout the pool stages, with four consecutive wins and in doing so defeating the USA for the first time in their history, beating the Americans 3-1. The win for the Aussies was also the first-ever World Cup loss for the USA. The Australian’s will now face the USA in the World Cup Final for the second time, looking to take revenge for last year’s defeat in the final, while becoming the first Australian national football side to win a World Cup. You can catch the match on Football Australia's YouTube Channel tomorrow morning Wednesday the 20th November at 12:30am AEDT. [Images via Mark Avellino/Football Australia] #womenssports #football #soccer #ParaMatildas