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Press Releases
Official statements and announcements from the Independent Council on Women’s Sports.
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Female Volleyball Athletes & Coaches to Testify Against NCAA’s Mountain West Conference at Emergency Hearing
Volleyball players and a coach suing the Mountain West Conference were set to testify at an emergency hearing in Denver, asking for…
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ICONS Backs Coach and Eleven Volleyball Players from Five Universities in Lawsuit Against NCAA’s Mountain West Conference
ICONS backed a lawsuit by a coach and 11 volleyball players from five universities against the Mountain West Conference and San José…
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ICONS Highlights Rally to Support University of Nevada Reno Women’s Volleyball Team in Stand for Justice and Fair Play on the Court
ICONS backed a rally in Reno where the University of Nevada volleyball team, joined by Riley Gaines, spoke about forfeiting its match…
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New Georgia Senate Special Select Committee on Women’s Sports Will Include NCAA Athlete Testimonies
ICONS welcomed Georgia’s new Senate committee on women’s sports, whose first hearing included five NCAA All-Americans who swam at the 2022 championships…
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Independent Council On Women’s Sports Funds Landmark Lawsuit Against NCAA to Uphold Fairness in Women’s Sports
ICONS announced it is funding the lawsuit by 16 current and former college athletes, including Riley Gaines, challenging NCAA rules that let…
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ICONS International Women’s Sports Summit 2023 Calls For Grassroots Activism to Protect Female Athletes
At the 2023 International Women’s Sports Summit in Denver, speakers called for grassroots action, and female athletes described losing to male competitors…
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Independent Council on Women’s Sports Uplifts the Voice of Female Athletes With 2023 International Summit
A week before the 2023 summit in Denver, Kim Jones and featured speaker Dr. Ross Tucker set out why female athletes need…
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ICONS Holds International Women’s Sports Summit 2023
The 2023 International Women’s Sports Summit, July 21–23 in Denver: 12 panels of athletes, scientists, doctors and lawyers, streamed live.
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Independent Council on Women’s Sports and USA Powerlifting Urge Public Support for Women Powerlifters in Historic Minnesota Lawsuit
ICONS and USA Powerlifting asked for public support after a Minnesota court ruled that USA Powerlifting must let males compete against women…
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Joint Press Conference Against Sex Discrimination
ICONS and USA Powerlifting held a press conference near Dallas, with Riley Gaines and Canadian powerlifter April Hutchinson, to protest the Minnesota…
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“NCAA: Stop Discriminating Against Female Athletes” on LED Truck Display in Texas from March 31 to April 3
During the 2023 Final Four, ICONS sent LED billboard trucks around Dallas and Houston with the message “NCAA: Stop Discriminating Against Female…
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NCAA Demand Letter Press Release
ICONS put the NCAA on notice with a legal demand letter, delivered at the 2023 NCAA Convention in San Antonio: keep women’s…