Ground gained but media coverage of women's sport falls short of 20x20 target

Republic of Ireland's Louise Quinn, right, and Diane Caldwell watch the 'What's Next for Women in Sport?' conference presented by 20x20 in their team hotel at Sportschule Wedau in Duisburg, Germany. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

A LOT done but much more to do was the verdict of one of the co-founders of the ground-breaking 20x20 women’s sport movement, which came to its conclusion on Wednesday.

“The train has left the station, the progress is happening here and internationally, but we’re still far from where we want to go,” said Sarah Colgan after research by Nielsen found that improvements in media coverage have only been a fraction of what they had hoped.