"I was a mother, and no one believed it was possible”, Sarah Ourahmoune, an Olympian boxer, to, Marianne Aitken, Marketing Executive at the RAJA UK office, a 2-time IRONMAN triathlon finisher. Read our 5 inspirational journeys of women in sport.
Women in sport
RAJA is committed to supporting women, and to celebrate FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 we are taking this opportunity to recognise the accomplishments of other female athletes.
The interview of the week
Sarah Ourahmoune, The most awarded boxer in France tells her story of a woman in the boxing world
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Marianne Aitken
From running marathons to completing 2 IRONMAN triathlons
Laurence Fischer
This Karate world champion tells her journey and her ambitions for women
Laure and Emmanuelle
From Sunday runners to marathon runners
Fun fact of the week!
The pirate women
The world's most feared pirate of all time was a woman: Ching Shih (1775-1844). She terrorised the Chinese seas and led a fleet of up to 80,000 men.
Source : lesalondesdames.paris.fr
No age for the Olympics!
Danish swimmer, Inge Sorensen won the bronze medal at the 1936 Olympic Games, she was only 12 years old.
Source : lefigaro.fr
Celebrating women!
In January 2019, Berlin’s parliament declared International Women’s Day, 8th March, a public holiday.
Source : The Guardian
A mother’s strength!
Young mother and British ultrarunner, Jasmin Paris, won The Spine Race in January 2019 while expressing milk for her daughter along the 268-mile route. She was more than 12 hours faster than the previous record holder, Eoin Keith.
Source : Ouest France
Women in politics!
Rwanda is the first country in the world where women held 64% seats in parliament. In comparison, women make up a global average of 23.8% of Parliament members (as of June 2018).
Source : archive.ipu.org
The Raja-Danièle Marcovici Foundation
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The Foundation is dedicated to supporting the solidarity and emancipation of women across the world.
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