The epic Track & Field World Championships, the historic Cycling World Championships in Rwanda, the finals of the Rugby World Cup, the World Mountain Trail Running Championships, and ... the first-ever Everesting World Championships?! It's hard to even keep track of all the amazing women's sports, but that's why Kelly & Sara are here for you:

• First, we're fired up about the Canada v. England final in the record-setting Rugby World Cup — powered by a crowdfunded campaign.
• Then, we're sending sympathies to Kelly with her Valkyries out of the WNBA Playoffs — but, hey, what an inaugural season!
• And to top off: We hear from Japanese running and triathlon editor, Mika Tokairin, about what it's like in the stadium and on the ground in Tokyo for the Track & Field World Championship. Plus, we pick our favorite moments.

Looking ahead, it's now all about the Road Cycling World Championships going on right now — the first ever held in Africa — and debate raging about the role of sportswashing in cycling.

Of course, because we can’t not talk about it, there's also a deep dive into the rumors coming out of track & field about the "need" for sex testing and the questions we still have.

Episode resources:

• An essay from Australian Olympian about the sex testing process: https://goodsportmagazine.substack.com/p/witnessing-the-body
• More on the debate over sportswashing in Rwanda: https://globalpeloton.substack.com/p/sportswashing-and-the-kigali-world
• The report on U.S. high school participation numbers: https://nfhs.org/stories/participation-in-high-school-sports-hits-record-high-wit[…]xbQcwmGHOR3LgoAtCeOv_V4X1kAXtgzT8_g1eWmPbuPP0hcarcK8tgvYz.UMrVFv

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00:37 Rugby World Cup Finals: Team Canada is IN

04:33 WNBA Playoffs: Valkyries' Heartbreaking Exit

07:53 Tokyo World Championships: On the Ground Insights

16:44 Track Highlights: Record-Breaking Performances

26:34 Controversies in Athletics: Sex Testing and Testosterone Levels

31:36 UK Media's Conflation of Athlete Categories

32:44 Australian Olympian's Essay on Sex Testing

33:49 Personal Reflections on Gender Verification

34:56 World Championships and Privacy Concerns

35:45 CrossFit Challenge and Personal Achievements

36:50 Upcoming World Championships and Events

40:13 Rwanda's Controversial Hosting of Cycling World Championships

50:04 High School Sports Participation Trends

57:40 Feisty Picks of the week including Canadian rugby star, Sophie de Goede, and Everesting champ, Illi Gardner