Using a percentage, express how much faster Roba ran her marathon as compared to Samuelson. There were 11,307 people who finished the 1999 Boston Marathon. More than 658,000 fans and 1 billion worldwide television viewers watched the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championships, the most successful women's sporting event ever. Members of the U.S. women's soccer team say they are relying on future generations to keep their team supplied with talent. They wanted to demonstrate to the U.S. Soccer Federation that a woman's professional league would attract crowds and be financially viable.
Players say a league is needed to maintain the growth of women's soccer.
Female athletes also want to earn more equitable salaries. Currently, a considerable gulf exists between the sexes. Tennis player Billie Jean King was one of the trailblazers for women receiving equal prize money. Appalled at the disparity between men's and women's prizes at major tournaments, this frequent Wimbledon winner helped establish the Virginia Slims professional tennis tour for women in 1970. She played against former Wimbledon winner, Bobby Riggs, who had been making constant belittling remarks about women's tennis.