‘We can’t let down these amazing athletes ever again:’ NCAA president vows commitment to gender equity

NCAA president Mark Emmert reiterated Wednesday that the association “dropped the ball” with regard to amenities for the women’s tournament bubble in San Antonio and pledged to use the experience as an inflection point to reach greater gender equity across all sports and championships in the future. 

“How do we make up for those shortcomings from this day going forward and create the kind of gender equity we all talk about to make sure it’s a reality and not just language?” Emmert said during a 30-minute news conference leading into the women’s Final Four. “And we have to do that. I have to do that. We can't let down these amazing athletes ever again.”

Over the two weeks, conversation about inequities between the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in quality of weight room and food has ballooned into a wider look at how the NCAA manages and markets its marquee product on the women’s side. 

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