Monday, January 31, 2011

February 2 is National Girls and Women in Sports Day


Want to focus on something other than that silly groundhog?

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) began in 1987 as a day to remember Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman’s achievement in athletics, and her determination to assure equality for women’s sports. Hyman died in 1986 of Marfan's Syndrome while competing in a volleyball tournament in Japan.

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