Day of dominance across three sports comes despite continued disparity in terms of resources, pay and prize money
Over an incredible 24-hour period Sunday into Monday, some of Australia’s leading female athletes asserted their dominance on the world stage. Two of them – Ashleigh Barty and Sally Fitzgibbons – earned the world No 1 ranking in their respective sports, while the third, Western Australian golfer Hannah Green, took out her first LPGA title – at a major nonetheless.
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of these victories isn’t that Australian sportswomen are leading the way. Australia has a long history of female athletes and teams succeeding in the international arena. It is that they continue to do so with significantly less than their male counterparts in terms of resources, pay and prize money.
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