Sports - King says women athletes should stay focused on fight for equality


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 12 Apr 2020

FILE PHOTO Former tennis player Billie Jean King poses at the premiere for quotBattle of the Sexesquot in Los Angeles California U.S. September 16 2017. REUTERSMario Anzuoni

FILE PHOTO: Former tennis player Billie Jean King poses at the premiere for "Battle of the Sexes" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

(Reuters) - Tennis great Billie Jean King on Saturday said that despite the myriad of setbacks facing female athletes due to the coronavirus pandemic, they should not lose sight of the need to continue their push for equality.

Speaking on an online panel event titled #WeKeepPlaying hosted by King's Women's Sports Foundation and Yahoo Sports, the American said she hoped to provide comfort and encouragement to the thousands who tuned in to view it.

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