By: Sidney Billings
As you might have heard, the Lions lost the Super Bowl semifinal match to the San Francisco 49ers, disappointing many fans as the last time the Lions made the playoffs was 2016, now imagine the SEMIFINALS! In the first half of the game, the Lions were relentless, and at halftime, were winning 24-7. In the second half, they lost all of their momentum and made many ridiculous mistakes that could have easily been prevented. The game's final score was 34-31, meaning that the San Francisco 49ers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl Final. Gender stereotyping has been a massive issue in sports recently. It goes back to the 1940s, with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Although holding strict standards for how women dress and act, it was seen as radical at the time. No one should be excluded from the joy, fulfillment, and lifelong benefits of sports. Women and girls deserve an equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits of sports, which is why many charities are determined to tackle sexism in sports at every level. This includes challenging explicit cases of discrimination and harassment as well as addressing the underlying barriers to equality. Disregardful of this, gender stereotyping is alive and kicking. Girls as young as 5 years old feel they don’t belong in sports. There’s a mental health crisis in teenage girls. For the few who do commit to a sport, anxiety is spiraling upwards, along with self-harm and eating disorders. By the time they reach puberty, 1.3 million girls who once loved sports are disengaging. But this problem isn’t only directed toward children, as many middle-aged women are suffering from the cumulative impact of decades of gender stereotyping. A third of women aged 41-60 are not meeting the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines of 150 minutes of physical activity per week. 84% of inactive women at this life stage want to be more active, and yet are influenced not to. Playitforwardsport is one of the many charities that are fighting for gender equality in sports, and their mission is to create access to opportunities for women in sports, meaning not only athletes, but management, administration, and general leadership. Visit their website at https://www.playitforwardsport.org/ Our unique sport of the edition is Kabaddi, which is the national sport of Bangladesh. In Kabaddi, teams take turns sending players (called "raiders") across the midline to the other team's side of the court. The raider tries to tag members of the other team and run back to his side within 30 seconds — each player he touches equals one point for his team if he makes it back safely. However, the raider must start repeatedly yelling "Kabaddi" before he crosses the midline and cannot stop repeating this word until he crosses back over to his team's side. If he stops yelling or takes a breath on the opponent's side of the court, even momentarily, he must return to his side of the court, scoring no points. In this case, one point is awarded to the defending team for a successful play. Each member of a team must raid in sequence — if a team member raids out of order, the opposing team gets one point.
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