London 86'ers

On this page we share important topics related to Canadian Women in Sport, as well as great stories about legendary Canadian Women's Basketball players and the history of Canadian women in basketball.

If you have ideas or links to topics that can inspire students in their research projects, please let us know!

A Report on the Status of Female Sport Participation in Canada, made possible by Canada’s dairy farmers & The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (2016)
 

"For hundreds of years, very few sports were considered appropriate for women, whether for reasons of supposed physical frailty, or the alleged moral dangers of vigorous exercise. Increasingly, women have claimed their right to participate not only in what were deemed graceful and feminine sports, but also in the sweaty, rough-and-tumble games their brothers played..."