Caitlin Clark gained one other award on Christmas Eve.
Clark was named the Related Press’ Feminine Athlete of the 12 months for 2024 after her record-setting yr and for bringing extra consideration to the WNBA and ladies’s basketball.
The Indiana Fever star took 35 of the 74 votes from a gaggle of sports activities journalists from the AP, in line with Bleacher Report.
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles secured second place with 25 votes, whereas Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who has XY male chromosomes and gained a gold medal within the girls’s welterweight division on the Paris Olympics, obtained 4 votes, inserting her third.
FOX reported on Khelif:
Khelif certified for the Paris Olympics, however Khelif’s gender was known as into query following a disqualification from the 2023 championships earlier than a gold medal bout over gender eligibility points.
IBA President Umar Kremlev mentioned the boxer had “XY chromosomes,” that are related to organic males.
One boxer, Angela Carini, forfeited her bout in opposition to Khelif in Paris, saying “one punch harm an excessive amount of.”
Khelif gained gold in Paris and wasn’t the one boxer to win a girls’s gold who has been disqualified for failing gender eligibility exams.
In the meantime, Clark was the favourite for the award.
Caitlin Clark continues to make historical past. The WNBA rookie star is already breaking data and filling stadiums to capability at each sport.
In Could, WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark signed a multiyear partnership with Wilson that can embody a signature basketball assortment. The one different athlete in historical past who had a signature assortment with Wilson was NBA nice Michael Jordan many years in the past.
Wilson Sporting Items teased the release of their particular version Caitlin Clark basketballs.
Wilson wrote on X: “We all know what you’re considering: “What’s within the field?”
Take a look at this advert
– Sensible!
We all know you’re considering: “What’s in that field?”
Test again 8/20 to search out out! #WilsonBasketball #BondedByBall
– –@CaitlinClark22@WNBA@IndianaFever pic.twitter.com/0M3bASqjje— Wilson Basketball (@WilsonBasktball) August 19, 2024
However what occurred subsequent was really wonderful.
Caitlin Clark followers started sharing the announcement on social media.
And inside hours, the Wilson Caitlin Clark basketballs bought out—earlier than Wilson posted their official announcement!
Clark bought out the Wilson basketballs in underneath half-hour!
It’s launch was teased yesterday however Clark followers discovered the itemizing and it bought out earlier than Wilson may put up their official announcement pic.twitter.com/0zi4zwVKqC
— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) August 20, 2024
That’s not all—the Wilson Caitlin Clark Repetition basketball assortment sold out in 11 hours final month in July!
It’s good occasions for Wilson Sporting Items!
This could come as no shock. Based on ESPN, Caitlin Clark is at present the fourth hottest lively athlete, Man or Girl!
That’s unparalleled for ladies’s sports activities!
Caitlin Clark has now turn out to be ESPN’s fourth most favorited lively athlete
The one athletes forward of her:
LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Stephen Curry#WNBA pic.twitter.com/95uwrYJRTW— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) June 21, 2024
It makes you marvel why the WNBA continues to snub this legend?
Clark is the fourth hottest sports activities determine in America as we speak.
Caitlin Clark has now turn out to be ESPN’s fourth most favorited lively athlete
The one athletes forward of her:
LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Stephen Curry#WNBA pic.twitter.com/95uwrYJRTW— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) June 21, 2024
Three of the highest six basketball video games in viewership in 2024 included Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes, together with probably the most watched basketball sport this yr, Clark and the Hawkeyes verses South Carolina within the Ladies’s NCAA Championship sport.
Three of the highest six most watched basketball video games (MBB, WBB, NBA, WNBA) up to now in 2024 have included the Iowa Ladies’s Basketball crew. https://t.co/JJVu1f08Cx
— Kyle Huesmann (@HuesmannKyle) June 19, 2024
The highest WNBA video games in viewership on six networks all contain Caitlin Clark.
6 networks have set private WNBA viewership data this season;
CBS: 2.25M Fever-Sky
ESPN2: 2.1M Fever-Solar
ABC: 1.7M Fever-Liberty
ESPN: 1.56M Fever-Solar
Ion: 1.02M Fever-Mystics
NBA TV: 430K Fever – Liberty
Caitlin. Clark. Impact.#WNBA pic.twitter.com/uoK3O3xcgg
— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) June 18, 2024
