Oregon 1943. Quasi tutti i giovani sono in guerra e le ragazze cercano di sostituirli in alcuni ruoli indispensabili come per esempio il baseball. Dottie e Kit, sorelle, organizzano una squadra e, contro ogni previsione, la faccenda funziona. Ad allenare c'è un certo Jimmy, preparato ma chiuso e pieno di problemi. Fra una partita e l'altra, un traguardo dopo l'altro, le ragazze vivono la loro vita, si fanno esperienze e si realizzano. Quella stagione rimarrà per tutti indimenticabile. Dopo molti anni il gruppetto si ritrova, alcuni sono nonni, altri non ci sono più. È bello e commovente ricordare quei tempi.

Nel 1973 il match di tennis tra la numero uno al mondo Billie Jean King e l'ex campione Bobby Riggs viene annunciato come la battaglia dei sessi. La partita cattura lo spirito del tempo e scatena ampie discussioni sulla parità del genere, stimolando il movimento femminista. Mentre i media si interessano ai due sportivi, questi combattono battaglie personali complesse.

Christy Martin ha rotto nasi e infranto barriere facendosi strada nella boxe, ma il suo personaggio pubblico celava demoni personali, abusi e una minaccia alla sua vita.

A seguito di un terribile incidente d'auto, la giovane atleta ucraina Oksana Boturchuk subisce diverse gravi lesioni, perdendo quasi la vista. Tuttavia, dopo una lunga riabilitazione e il ritorno a un incredibile allenamento, riesce a conquistare una medaglia d'oro ai Giochi paralimpici di Pechino.

A young girl meets a MMA coach and they quickly form a bond based on their mutual struggles with their own addictions.

The world of female bodybuilding provides the backdrop for this tale of an aspiring young actress who initially becomes interested in the sport as a means of self-defense following a physical attack by two men, but then finds that while concentrating on building up her body her relationship with her parents, with whom she is living, and her new-found boyfriend, a young cop, is breaking down. Several noted bodybuilders and iron-pumpers, male and female, put in appearances to give this production an added authenticity.

A cross-training athlete on the path to become a pro tests her limits one afternoon by pursuing several world-records just as conflict from her dissolving marriage collides, threatening to derail her.

Two young men and a girl, going through all the dilemmas of their generation, live together and try to build different world, to find their place in society. The manner of their life, understanding of truth and justice, love and passion, gets each of them in conflict with environment, with people who want to change their relationship and fit them into accepted moral norms. They are giving in slowly, and their whole world changes. Some of them will fit the dull everyday's life, and some will find strength to resist.

Based on her book, this World Premiere film follows Simone Biles through the sacrifices and hard work that led her to win 19 Olympic and World Championship medals.

Karen wants more action out of life and quits her job at the cannery to become a skater in the roller derby. She encounters friction from the other skaters - especially Mickey, the current number one star of the team. Karen proves herself a feisty competitor but refuses to be a team player. As she skates her way to roller stardom, she incurs the wrath of jealous team members and the owner of the team.

A women's track team is preparing for a big meet against a rival college, but the coach is having trouble getting her team ready. Norma, the team's star, is more interested in slipping out to meet her boyfriend than she is with getting ready for the meet, so Norma and the coach engage in a clash of wills.

Skate Dreams, the first feature documentary about the rise of women’s skateboarding, profiles a group of women whose pursuit of self-expression, equality, and freedom have created an international movement on and off their skateboards. From their boycott of the X-Games, to their defiance of traditional skateboarding gatekeepers, through grueling worldwide skate competitions in the run up to the Olympics, Skate Dreams showcases the charismatic personalities, indomitable spirits and amazing talent of these trailblazing pioneers.

The story of a nation coming together around Indigenous athlete Cathy Freeman who delivered when it mattered on the greatest stage on earth. 20 years on, Freeman sheds light on one of Australia's proudest moments. In 49.11 seconds, Cathy Freeman's win at the 2000 Sydney Olympics brought Australia together as a nation.

Berlin 36 is a 2009 German film telling the fate of Jewish athlete Gretel Bergmann in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was replaced by the Nazi regime by an athlete later discovered to be a man. The film is based on a true story and was released in Germany on September 10, 2009. Reporters at Der Spiegel challenged the historical basis for many of the events in the film, pointing to arrest records and medical examinations indicating German authorities did not learn Dora Ratjen was male until 1938.

È probabilmente la più grande giocatrice di basket femminile vivente. Ha vinto tre trofei nazionali; ha giocato alle Olimpiadi del '76; è stata selezionata nella NBA. Ma avete mai sentito parlare di Lucy Harris?

PUMPING IRON II: THE WOMEN, a film that is changing the way the world views the female physique-creating "a new definition of the female form." Join four women as they prepare for the 1983 Caesars Palace World Cup Championship: the sultry and curvaceous Rachel McLish, the current champion; the super-muscular Bev Francis, Rachel's toughest competition; and newcomers Lori Bowen and Carla Dunlap.

Sarah è un’atleta, fa corsa di fondo medio. La sua vita ha una svolta quando le viene offerta l’ammissione al migliore programma atletico universitario del Québec, a Montreal, lontano dalla sua cittadina natale nella periferia di Québec City. Sara non ha né il supporto finanziario per affrontare il trasferimento, né nessun altro tipo di appoggio da parte di sua madre: crede che allontanandosi, Sarah possa risentirne negativamente nella vita e nella salute. Ma Sarah è determinata e trasloca comunque a Montreal, col suo amico Antoine. Nonostante non abbiano neanche vent’anni, decidono di sposarsi per poter beneficiare della borsa di studio e del supporto del governo. Il matrimonio si rivelerà completamente diverso da quello che speravano i due ingenui ventenni.

History of women in skateboarding.

The story takes the battle of the sexes into the hockey arena, as Paula Taymore - who almost once made the Olympic team - finds herself drawn into a challenge match against an irritating local men's squad. Fresh from a painful divorce, and doubting herself, Paula must make a winner out of an explosive, irreverent crew of women hockey players who flock to her town, Red Deer Alberta, to assemble the team.

Born in the small-town of Kutch, Rashmi overcomes all societal barriers to become a national-level athlete. But her glory is hindered when she is asked to undergo a gender test.