one of the few women leading an Olympic sport faces an election challenge. The International Table Tennis Federation’s president since 2021, Petra Sörling, is in a May 27 contest against men ...

GENEVA (AP) — Ahead of the IOC’s first female president formally taking over next month, one of the few women leading an Olympic sport faces an election challenge.

Scientists have investigated the unique biology of the Haenyeo, women from the South Korean island of Jeju who are known for their ability to free dive.

From high-altitude climbers to divers who can fish without scuba gear, scientists are finding new ways that human bodies may be genetically adapting to environmental extremes. Many women who grow ...

A generations-long culture of deep-diving among women on a South Korean Island may have changed their genetic evolution. A study shows potential for medical ...

Tucson diver Delaney Schnell qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in two events at the U.S. Diving Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. Schnell and Jessica Parratto won women's 10-meter synchronized Friday ...