JackSeventySeven
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- Nov 5, 2019
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Everyone knows about the USA Women's team breaking / setting about 20 different sports records during the 2019 Women's World Cup - but aside from that - female athletes in sport had a phenomenal year
key highlights:
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei etched her name into the history books of sport with one of the greatest running performances ever., smashing the the women’s marathon record held for 16-years by Paula Radcliffe by more than a minute, recording a time of two hours 14 minutes 04 seconds at the 2019 Chicago Marathon
Then just last week, female darts player Fallon Sherrock made history by becoming the first woman to triumph over a male player at a darts world championship.
All in all, a bloody magnificent year for the ladies!
key highlights:
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei etched her name into the history books of sport with one of the greatest running performances ever., smashing the the women’s marathon record held for 16-years by Paula Radcliffe by more than a minute, recording a time of two hours 14 minutes 04 seconds at the 2019 Chicago Marathon
- Two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields became the undisputed women’s middleweight world boxing champion
- 22 year American Simone Biles became the most decorated gymnast in history in 2019
- Long-distance runner Sifan Hassan entered mile run at the Herculis meet in Fontvieille, Monaco where she broke an almost 23-year-old world record.with her final time of 4:12:33.
- The opening weekend derby game between rivals Manchester City and Manchester United (the first time the two sides had ever met) had attendance of in excess of 31,000 people.
- Golfer Jin Young Ko’s sealed an incredible feat in the golf history books. The South Korean ended a streak of going 114 holes without hitting a single bogey at the 2019 Cambia Portland Classic. ( She broke a record held by Tiger Woods!)
Then just last week, female darts player Fallon Sherrock made history by becoming the first woman to triumph over a male player at a darts world championship.
All in all, a bloody magnificent year for the ladies!
