Thursday 11 July 2019
When a staggering 28.1m people tuned into BBC's live coverage of the Women’s World Cup, it marked a pivotal moment for women’s sport. On a larger scale, the record-breaking figures demonstrated a growing global interest in women’s sport, and highlighted changing perceptions.
You probably hadn’t heard of 15-year-old Cori Gauff until last week when she defeated five-time champion Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon. After the unexpected win, Cori was overcome with emotion as she hailed the Williams sisters her “idols”, meanwhile Venus said the “sky’s the limit” for the young tennis star. No one can argue with that.Global interest in women’s football has hit fever pitch with record-breaking viewing figures for the Women’s World Cup semi-final.
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