it’s been a great year for women’s sports record numbers of fans filled WNBA Arenas to watch the rookie seasons of Caitlyn Clark and Angel Reese unfold and Simone BS added four gold medals to her resume at the Paris Olympics but there’s another darker side to this rise with increased visibility also comes added scrutiny as well as harassment toward female athletes online on court competition between Clark and Reese as well as other black players took a sometimes racist turn among fans targeting players of color at the Olympics Algerian boxer Iman khif took home the gold while also battling a swarm of online hate and false accusations about her gender but across the board it was a pivotal and lucrative year for women’s sports the pro Women’s Hockey League had such a strong first season that it’ll expand from six to8 teams in 2025 for fans experts and players alike the hope is that women’s sports can continue to grow and popularity without female athletes facing harassment and abuse