Two Olympic Medalists Call for More Investment in Women’s Sports

Two iconic female athletes-Ibtihaj Muhammad and A’ja Wilson-called for more U.S. investment in women’s sports at the TIME100 Summit on Wednesday.
“I would love to see these big companies…invest in women and invest in the game,” Muhammad said.
Muhammad is an Olympic medalist in fencing, activist and author and Wilson is an Olympic gold medalist in basketball and WNBA Champion. The pair spoke with Pablo Torre, host of the sports podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out, days after the lower pay of female athletes was thrust into the spotlight when basketball phenom Caitlin Clark was selected first in the WNBA draft with a salary of $338,056 over the next four years.
Yet some college female athletes are doing significantly better financially than their predecessors after the NCAA lifted its ban on college athletes earning money for use of their names, images and likenesses. Asked about how different her career would have been if she were still in college right now, Wilson is direct. “Obviously, my bank account would be the biggest difference but I just couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that I would have an agent in college,” she says.
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[@michellesmith9522]

Wow it’s A’ja Wilson…I thought she was unknown…such a class act…brought it back to the winners !!!

[@WellreadSneakerhead]

A'ja 🙌🏾

[@brenthaugen1270]

MEN ARE BETTER AT EVERY SINGLE SPORT.