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Scout Bassett

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The Future Of Society? Why Gabby Thomas And Scout Bassett Say It's Women's Sports

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By Scout Bassett, Gabby Thomas
| Yahoo Sports Verified
What does the future hold for women’s sports? As elite women athletes, we have been asked that question countless times. Though we may not have a crystal ball, we believe the slow-burning revolution across the women’s sports landscape is leading to a universal truth: investing in girls’ and women’s sports is the greatest way to positively impact society’s future.
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Gender equality at the Olympics is a gold medal victory. But there's still work to do.

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By Danette Leighton, Scout Bassett
| Yahoo Sports Verified
Women athletes have come a long way since the 1900 Paris Olympics, where they were first allowed to compete on the world’s greatest sport stage. They accounted for only 2.2% of all competitors then. Starting Friday, in the same city, women athletes are expected to have the same number of participants as the men. The 50-50 split means that this will be the first-ever Olympics to reach gender parity.
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Lucky Girl

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By Scout Bassett
| rb.gy
Sprinter, long jumper, and Paralympian Scout Bassett shares the lessons she’s learned battling the toughest challenges facing young women today. As an infant in China, Scout Bassett survived a fire that took her right leg. She spent the next seven years in an orphanage before being adopted and whisked away to the United States, where she felt foreign in every way.
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