The Wrap Nina Kennedy Is Crowned Diamond League Champion For A Sparkling Season

Welcome to The Wrap, a weekly podcast covering women's sports news.

My name is Chloe Dalton and usually I'm joined every week on the show by my co-host Bez,

who is currently in Samoa with the Australian A women's rugby team.

I'm joined today on the show by my very good friend and athlete and TFAP social media extraordinaire.

I don't like that word.

That's just what came out.

Dominique Stinger-Detoy, welcome to The Wrap.

Thank you.

I'm so happy to be here.

I'm excited.

Bez is away, so I got the opportunity.

Sorry, Bez.

Sorry, Bez.

You might be out of a job next week, actually.

Stinger, as I like to call you, what have we got around the grounds this week?

Nina Kennedy has become Diamond League champion to wrap up an epic season.

Madison De Rosario has won the Sydney Marathon just days after competing in the Paralympics.

And Olivia Gadecki has become the first Aussie into a WTA 500 final.

How good.

For the key story, we'll look at the results of a new survey,

which has found more than half of women have experienced sexism at a football match.

And what is being done about it?

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Let's take a look around the grounds.

In athletics, Olympic champion Nina Kennedy has added the title of Diamond League champion

to her growing list.

List of accolades this year.

After a miss at her first effort of 4.8 meters,

Kennedy was forced to clear 4.88 meters on her first attempt in the pole vault

to move past Sandy Morris from the USA.

It was the eighth consecutive win for the Australian record holder

and her second Diamond League trophy in two years.

She's on fire.

Yeah, that's incredible.

Far out that consistency.

Wow.

Yeah.

And also Bez and I chatted last week or the week before about the fact

that athletes had to get back.

So quickly after the Olympics and she looked, I remember Nina put it on her story.

She looked not overly impressed to be back at training.

Yeah.

I've heard you guys talk about this multiple times and I can't fathom it.

Like to think, especially after an event like the Olympics, it's just, wow.

I don't know how people do it, if I'm being honest.

While we're on that, actually, side note, you just have come back from the Paris Olympics

playing rugby sevens for Australia.

What was that like?

You actually announced that you were retiring and that was your final tournament.

So you were probably in a very different.

Headspace to someone like Nina Kennedy.

But what has it been like coming back from Paris?

Oh, it's been a whirlwind of emotion.

If I'm being honest, I knew it was going to be my last one prior to heading over there.

And our result, I think, was the biggest disappointment after Tokyo.

We didn't finish where we would have liked to.

And I think as disappointed as I was, I still was.

I've got another.

I've got another one.

Paris is going to be it's going to be our chance.

I wanted to get that gold medal like you had, Chloe.

And then after Paris, I think that was.

The most shocking thing was realizing I'm never going to get another chance to try and

get a gold.

So that was.

Yeah, that was really hard.

I stayed over and had a bit of a holiday afterwards, which I think certainly helped.

I want to say helped, but yeah, it was still really, really hard.

And right now, probably I'm still processing it that I'll never get another chance to try

and win an Olympic gold medal.

But the experience is unbelievable.

Gosh, the crowd.

It was like we said it was on set being a little video game sitting in that first game against

South Africa.

I think it was in the.

I said to guys, it's like we're in a Wii sports game, little bobble heads everywhere.

The crowd was packed.

I think it was almost 70,000 people and it was unbelievable.

That's amazing.

It was pretty special.

So there's hopefully in time, once you process, you'll kind of be able to appreciate moments

like that a bit more.

The fact that you've been to two Olympics now that you've been able to represent your

country on the world stage like that.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Hopefully.

I'm sure.

I'm sure I will.

Right now, it's still just sad.

I never got to.

I never got to win a medal.

Yeah.

It's rough.

And we're going to get to what your next adventure has been with your cross code switch.

But sorry for that little side note.

I thought that was important to chat about.

Oh, actually, also in Diamond League news, Jess Hull, who we love, powered home to place

third in the women's 1500 metre final in 3.56.99 to land herself.

Oh, sorry.

To land her 15th podium finish of the year.

She's had another incredibly consistent year.

Georgia Griffith was rewarded.

We're the lifetime best in the last race of her season, clocking 358.4 for sixth place

in the series final.

While Olympic finalist Mackenzie Little unleashed a third round best effort of 61.5 metres,

which was far enough to take fifth place in the women's javelin final.

Speaking of your cross code switch and NRLW stinger, you've got the call out for the

Cronulla Sharks.

I did.

I did.

It was really exciting and unexpected.

Whilst I was on holiday, they had a few injuries.

So I came in as an injury replacement for the Sharks.

And I think it appears I'm a bit of bad luck, if I'm being honest.

Oh, no.

It's not.

As, yeah, well, it's not since I've been there.

They did win two games as part of it.

And then the next two games, they've fallen.

They played against the Broncos on the weekend.

And the Broncos stormed their sixth win on the trot, courtesy of a late try.

Which gave them a 20 to 16 win over the Sharks.

Heartbreak.

Oh, and when you hear about when it was, too, it was in the last minute of the game.

Oh, it's rough.

They, oh, I think it was the last set.

It was the last set of the game, actually.

And the Broncos had the ball and you could just see they had a spark in them.

They just started firing up.

And yeah, in the last 15 seconds, it was Chelsea,

Leonard Ducey who powered over for her.

For the try to seal the deal for the Broncos.

Oh, no.

That's rough.

Against the Sharks.

Yeah, it was heartbreaking.

I couldn't believe it.

But still finals time for the Sharks.

Yes, they have one more match against the Tigers this Thursday.

And that is a must win for the Sharks to be able to qualify for the semis.

Yeah, right.

Okay.

Because I thought even though you guys were top of the ladder,

I thought you had enough space.

But now it's a must win.

Yeah, must win.

It's, I think there's three teams now on 12 points.

The Sharks, Roosters and Brisbane on 12 points.

I think the Knights are.

Yeah, close behind.

Yeah, it could have been a minor premiership if we'd won that game.

But it's a tough loss.

And then, yeah, I suppose now must win against Tigers.

Cool.

In AFLW, in a game where one team was going to be handed their first loss of the season,

the Crows from Adelaide have thumped Hawthorne 58 to 32 to remain undefeated this year.

The Hawks led by a point at quarter time,

but the home team surged in the second term with four goals to no score.

Crows forward, Danielle Ponta, she is ridiculous.

She scored a club record five goals, including Adelaide's first three of the match.

The Hawks trailed by 31 points at the final change after managing just two goals in the

first three quarters, but they came home strongly with goals to Greta Bodie and

Matea Breed in the last quarter.

Giants also had a heartbreaking draw on the siren.

Oh, I don't, I can't even talk about it.

The Giants men lost in their final in the weekend.

Brisbane Lions came back.

I felt like I wanted to cry.

And then, oh my gosh.

The girls were leading.

Most of the game had three injuries, didn't have many rotations on the bench.

And then Gold Coast Suns, Jamie Stanton kicked after the siren to, to end in a draw.

Oh, it's been a sad, sad weekend for the Giants.

I mean, a draw, it's not a bad result, but when you're leading,

when you're leading, does a draw feel like a loss?

Whereas when you're losing and you seal the draw, does that feel like a win?

Yes, absolutely.

Confirmed.

Absolutely.

I think I've heard you guys speak about this before as well,

but a draw at the end of...

AFL game.

I know.

How does it, like, what are the chances?

You've got different scoring numbers.

Yes.

How does that work?

How?

How?

Heartbreak.

In tennis, Olivia Gadecki has become the first Australian to reach a WTA 500 singles final

since 2022.

We're recording this on a Monday morning where Gadecki is one set down against Poland's Magdalena

Friank in the final in Mexico.

But to get there, the world number 152 earned her spot through qualifying and she has now

defeated five consecutive higher ranked opponents and only lost a single set along the way.

That's so impressive.

That is very impressive.

What a run.

By reaching the final, Gadecki is projected to soar into the world's top 100 and overtake

Daria Saville as Australia's top ranked woman.

Love that.

She told media,

I'm going to enjoy the moment and we'll just see what happens.

Being in the top 100 has been a massive goal of mine since I was very young and to now be

in that range is incredible.

If she wins the title, Gadecki could potentially break.

Into the world's top 60.

Oh, that result will obviously happen by the time the podcast comes out.

Fingers crossed.

But regardless, amazing result.

In rugby, Ireland has outclassed the Wallaroos with a 36 to 10 victory over the Aussies in

Belfast.

Both teams traded early tries in the opening quarter with Australia's points coming courtesy

of Maya Stewart.

Amazing winger.

Incredible.

So good having her back.

She's so good.

She's very, she's fast.

She's balanced.

She's come back from a hamstring injury and it was very good to see her back out there.

Unfortunately, Ireland quickly restored the lead when Aoife Wafer capitalized on a blindside

shift to dive over.

From here, Ireland controlled territory as the Australians struggled to get out of their

half for the remainder of the game.

Maya Stewart crossed for her second for a consolation try with seven minutes to go.

However, it was all Ireland who had the last laugh scoring with the final play of the game.

Bit of way too many final plays.

I feel like we've been on all the wrong sides of the final plays of the game.

Wallaroos captain Sia Capessi-Palu told media,

We're still building a new team and combination.

We're still just trying to work on that connection at the moment.

Our attacking breakdown needs to improve because we can't unleash our backline without securing

that ball.

In golf, Team America have reclaimed their first Solheim Cup since 2017.

With a 15.5 to 13.5 victory over Team Europe.

For those who are not golf fanatics, the Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament contested

by teams representing Europe and the United States.

Both Team USA and Team Europe are made up of their best 12 players, a captain and three

assistant captains.

Day one and two, comprised of foursome matches in the morning, which involves two golfers

from the same team, are paired up to compete against two golfers from the other team.

Each team plays one ball and the golfers play alternate shots.

Until the hole is played out.

Wait, so if your teammate does a really dodgy shot, you have to, you have to get it out

of the bunker.

Yeah, I think so.

I think so.

Sorry to whoever's my teammate.

Same.

As well as an afternoon session of four ball matches.

Four ball play is a match where each member of the two player team plays her own ball.

Four balls are played on each hole.

The lowest score from each team will be the score for that team.

Oh, I like that.

So you get a few goes to have the go.

Yeah.

Wow, I'm really on today.

And you get, it's like it says the lowest score, which is the best ball.

So like in golf, you want to be the lowest, obviously.

So that's nice.

If you've, yeah, you hopefully have a good partner, you can just keep playing fairs,

regardless of where your shot goes.

Of course, that's the way to go.

Meanwhile, on the final day, where it all comes down to, is made up of singles or 1v1

matches.

Ultimately, as well, number two, Lilia Vu.

Who sealed the deal for the Americans in the final matchup of the tournament overnight.

Finishing the day with an icy two-foot putt for victory.

Team America captain Stacey Lewis told media,

that was the longest hour and a half of my life.

I'm not going to lie.

Lewis said, it just felt like it was never going to end.

Just really nerve-wracking.

You felt pretty helpless.

It must be weird being in a sport that moves quite slowly.

Like, it's not like you're just watching the clock tick down for a game to end.

Like, it could just take hours.

And so much time to think.

Oh, too much.

Too much.

Golf is not our sport.

In a bit of marathon news, records were falling left, right, and center on the weekend at

the Sydney Marathon with 24-year-old work-in-dish Edessa Gomesa from Ethiopia smashing the course

record to win the race in two hours, 21 minutes, and 41 seconds.

Gemma Maney was the leading Australian in ninth place in 240.45.

I'm never good at reading the scores out.

It's not my strong point.

I mean, the time.

Meanwhile, just days after returning home from the Paralympics, Madison D. Rosario finished first in the wheelchair marathon event.

She crossed the finish line in one hour, 54 minutes and 10 seconds, more than a quarter of an hour ahead of her closest challenger.

So, Madison D. Rosario has just done two marathons in the space of a week.

She won the silver medal at the Paris Paralympics.

And in her post-race interview talked about, she actually opened up to the media about the fact that her dad had, you know,

devastatingly passed away.

And I think she found out the day of the opening ceremony when she was carrying the flag for Team Australia.

I can't fathom that, to be able to have the composure to then still perform.

And then, as you said, two in space of a week.

Yeah.

Like, this isn't, not that any event's easy, but it's not like a shorter event.

It's not super physically demanding.

It's a marathon.

It's a marathon.

Yeah.

So, dealing with the grief and processing that.

The jet lag.

The come down from the Paralympics.

Like, there is a lot.

The fact that she's still got herself up to do the Sydney Marathon and win by that much is, yeah, hats off to you, Maddie.

You are a legend.

Phenomenal.

Incredible athlete.

And person.

Yeah, very true.

Yeah.

Not that I know her.

You know her.

Sorry, Maddie.

But I think you're an incredible person.

I've met you once.

But I think you're incredible.

I hope you don't mind me saying that.

At Madison, we're going to tag you in this.

In Canoe Slalom, Noemi Fox is back on the podium for the first time since Paris, coming away with bronze in the kayak cross event at the Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 in Italy.

After finishing 16th place in canoe and 23rd in kayak, Fox was eager to pick up her kayak cross success where she left off in Paris.

After dominating her heat and quarterfinal, Fox finished second in a semifinal to qualify for the final.

In the final, Great Britain's Mallory Franklin and Kimberley Woods teamed up to win gold and silver respectively, with Fox rounding out the podium winning bronze.

How good.

In basketball, in the WNBA, Asia Wilson has set the record for the most points scored in a single WNBA season in her side's 86-75 win over the Indiana Fever.

Going into the game, Wilson needed only 11 points to set the record for points scored in a single season, which was previously set by Jewel Lloyd.

With 939 points in 2023, by halftime, Wilson had already scored 12 points and surpassed that record.

Just to note on that, there's so much talk about Kaitlyn Clark and Angel Reese coming out of college and kind of, I don't know, bringing attention to the WNBA.

They are exceptional players, the two of them, but players like Asia Wilson and Jewel Lloyd, there are so many incredible women who are currently playing in the WNBA, have been playing for a number of years.

And so many other women like your Sue Birds and your Diana Taurasi.

Who've been dominating for like decades.

It's kind of nice to see Wilson taking a record like this, just to be like, hey, we've been here for a while, killing this game.

Absolutely.

Just reminding you, we've been here for a while.

We own this game.

Let's take a look at the key story.

A new survey conducted by anti-discrimination group Kick It Out has found more than half of women have experienced sexism at a football match.

The UK-based organization founded it.

In 1997, works within the football, education and community sectors to challenge discrimination, encourage inclusive practices and work for positive change.

It surveyed more than 1500 women and non-binary fans about their experiences at football matches.

Stinger, what did they find?

It found more than 85 percent of respondents had never reported sexist or misogynistic abuse, with many saying it was because they didn't think it would be taken seriously or make a difference.

Almost one in four women have experienced sexism at a football match.

Almost one in four women surveyed by Kick It Out said that they felt unsafe in attending matches, with LGBTQ+, disabled and ethnic minority supporters more likely to report feeling unsafe in stadiums, while six in 10 respondents reported that they had heard sexist language at soccer dismissed as banter.

The most common complaints included women being told that they should be elsewhere, for example, get back in the kitchen, receiving lewd or sexually suggestive remarks and being accused of attending games for non-soccer reasons, such as gambling.

The most common complaints included women being told that they should be elsewhere, for example, getting mail attention.

That is horrible.

I don't understand how that's real.

Yeah.

Like that's so bizarre that that's still happening and that's people feel that they are able to make those remarks.

It's horrible.

And I think what's quite confronting is I know that there's this percentage of trolls on social media that say things like that.

But to think that people are going to live sporting events and hearing these things is actually really, really scary.

It's.

very scary and horrible for people to not feel safe that they can enjoy environments like that.

Not nice. Holly Varney, Kick It Out's chief operating officer, said football needs to step

up to ensure sexism is taken seriously and that women feel safe and confident to report

discrimination. In response to the findings, Kick It Out has launched a campaign to combat sexism

in the game, focusing on challenging and reporting misogyny, having seen a marked

increase in reports received over the last two seasons. As part of the campaign, a new video

has been unveiled that aims to illustrate some of the behaviours identified in the research

and showing how absurd they would seem if a male fan experienced them. I like it.

I like that too. Have you seen that video when it's all the comments that women receive?

Yes. Athletes receive and it's like if they were to be made to a man.

Yes. I like that video. It's a really good video. I want to see this video. I think we should

post this one on our socials.

Actually, Holly Varney said, we have a plan to engage clubs to hopefully get this in front of

more football fans. I think the online space is really key as a place where abuse happens. As we

chatted about Sting, we're going to try and get this in front of as many people as possible.

Encouragingly, the research showed that fans have noticed a positive shift in their experience at

match days over the years, with four in 10 stating that their experience has improved over time

and many found going to football a joyful experience.

But four in 10 also stated that stadiums aren't providing facilities that would enable a fully

inclusive experience for fans, such as access to sanitary facilities, female staff in stadiums and

limited or no access to female or relevant size options in the club shop. Varney says it's clear

from the research that clubs and governing bodies need to do more to build trust with women

supporters. Oh, it's just sometimes confronting to see that stuff, isn't it? Because it feels like

we talk about so much positive stuff and we do.

We know the importance of calling out negative things, but it just feels a bit like it's heavy

to read that stuff. I think you I don't know. I feel like we've moved past it, but we very clearly

haven't. Yeah. Let's take a look at what to watch in netball. The Australian Diamonds will take on

the English Roses in a three game series starting this Thursday. The first game is Thursday in

Adelaide at 7 p.m. A.S.T. The second match Sunday, 4 p.m. A.S.T. in Sydney. You can catch it live on

KO Freebies.

In cricket, the Australian women's team will this week start a three game series against New Zealand

as they prepare to defend their T20 World Cup title in the UAE next month. The first match

begins this Thursday at 7.10 p.m. with a second on Sunday at 7.10 p.m. You can catch them both

live on KO and Fox Sports. In rugby, after going down to Ireland over the weekend, the Wallaroos

will be hungry for a win when they take on Wales over the weekend in Watt Marks, the final warm-up

game before WXB2. So the Wallaroos are in the game.

In tier two of that competition this time around, set your alarms because the match starts this

Saturday at 4 a.m. Oh, that's rough. A.E.S.T. and you can catch it on Stan Sport.

In AFLW, Hawthorne will be looking to put an end to St. Kilda's unbeaten streak when they meet this

weekend. The Saints, the only team alongside the Adelaide Crows to have not lost a game this AFLW

season. The action kicks off this Saturday at 2.05 p.m. A.E.S.T. and you can catch it live on KO

Sports.

In NRLW, we have quickly approached the final round.

This year's season and it has gone down to the wire. As Stinger said, we're heading into the

final round where three teams sit equal on 12 points. The Roosters sit on top of the ladder

but are only 10 points ahead of the Broncos on differential. The Roosters take on the fifth

place Eels this Sunday at 3.15 p.m. in Sydney and you can watch the premiership race live and free

on the Nine Network. In football, the Women's Super League is back in England this weekend

and what a better way to start the competition than with Arsenal taking on Man City. Aussies

Caitlin Ford, Steph Catley and Kyra Cooney-Cross take on teammates Alana Kennedy and Mary Fowler

in this clash. The match kicks off this Sunday at 9.30 p.m. and you can catch it and the whole

WSL season on Optus Sport. It's actually like the WSL has made a Matildas matchup for the whole of

Australia to tune in. Yes, I'm sure they will be tuning in too. And that's the wrap. Great job on

your wrap debut. You absolutely nailed that. Thank you. Thanks for having me. I think I've still got

a lot to live up to Bez's standard.

Wow, she's going to be nervous about this week. See you next week.