CAN Fund #150Women funds 500th female athlete
Global News
CAN Fund #150Women has been around for only four years, but has raised over $3 million for female athletes.
CAN Fund #150Women has reached a new milestone in making the path female athletes to the Olympic games a little bit easier for female athletes.
Paralympic swimming athlete Shelby Newkirk says hasn’t been easy to be an athlete for many reasons, but a key one is funding.
Breaking into the national level of sport involves more costs for specialized gear and travel to competitions.
“I was having to pay for a lot of stuff and it got really overwhelming really quickly,” said Newkirk.
The Paralympian has travelled all over the world and only some of that has been fully covered.
According to 2020 Paralympic cycling bronze medalist, Keely Shaw, funding is an even larger concern for competitors with disabilities.
“I was in dire need of a new road bike and with my disability I need different adaptations on my bike. So I can’t just go buy any bike off the rack and ride it as is,” said Shaw.
Newkirk and Shaw are two of 500 female athletes who have received funding through CAN Fund #150Women to help pursue their Olympic dreams.
