Former England women’s rugby captain Sue Day believes it is impossible to detach sexism from homophobia in sport. Eduardo Jersey . In a recent survey of female coaches and athletes, just under 50 per cent said people assumed their involvement in sport was because they were gay.Sexism and homophobia are so inextricably linked, Wasps FC president Day told Tuesdays Sportswomen show on Sky Sports News HQ. There is a huge amount of sexism in sport. The men have been allowed to play sport for many years whereas the women havent. Stonewalls Rainbow Laces campaign is raising awareness of homophobia in football Because sport is perceived to be such a masculine, manly thing there is a stigma that women are not conforming to the sexist gender stereotype. Its almost as if people think these women are doing something we are not expecting them to do along gender norms.The stigma comes from that. Its as much about sexism as homophobia. Skys Sportswomen programme investigates homophobic attitudes towards women playing and coaching in football Ruth Hunt, chief executive of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) charity Stonewall, believes gender stereotyping is a major issue for gay sportsmen and women to contend with.If a woman is unusually good at something [people think], she must be a lesbian, Hunt said.If she has got physical strength or something that is not perceived to be feminine, then she must be a lesbian. If a man is gay, [people think] that he cant possibly be good at sport because he is not masculine enough. Former England winger Ben Cohen, seen here scoring a try against Australia in 2002, is the founder of the StandUp charity Ben Cohen, former England rugby winger and founder of the StandUp Foundation charity which is dedicated to tackling bullying, believes education is vital to combating homophobia in sport.Where it needs to be tackled is at school level with kids who are our next generation, he said.They are going to drive a cultural change and they need educating. There is a lot of casual homophobia, there are a lot of kids who will use casual homophobic slurs without really understanding what they mean. Also See: Womens Sport Week 2016 headlines Follow us @SportswomenSky Sportswomen Facebook page #MyInspirationalWoman Antonio Rudiger Jersey . 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Reigning world champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia nearly broke their own world record after a superb short program. The Russians took a sizeable lead over Duhamel and Radford with 83.79 points. Chinas Cheng Peng and Hao Zhang are third with 71.01 points. Every first-place finisher of the four disciplines - men, women, ice dance and pairs - receives 10 points, second place gets nine, third earns eight, and so forth. After the mens and pairs short programs, Russia leads with 19 points, followed by Canada (17) and China (15). Duhamel and Radford, the 2013 world bronze medallists, fed off the crowd and their teammates. Skating to music composed by Radford as a tribute to late coach Paul Wirtz, the Canadians opened with a strong throw triple twist before Duhamel nailed a throw triple jump later in the program. Duhamel, of of Lively, Ont., and Radford, of Balmertown, Ont., ended with a death spiral to the delight of their compatriots, which inclluded Olympic ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. Andreas Christensen Jersey. But the day belonged to Volosozhar and Trankov, who sent their Russian fans into a frenzy with a brilliant performance. The highlight came in the opening moments as they delivered a perfect throw triple twist that generated mesmerizing height. The pair also converted all of their jumps. In the mens short program, Torontos Patrick Chan struggled to a third-place finish. The three-time world champion looked shaky during his program and finished with a score of 89.71. Japanese sensation Yuzuru Hanyu had a near-flawless routine, earning a score of 97.98 to take first place. Russian Evgeni Plushenko, the 2006 Olympic gold medallist, sits in second with 91.39 points. Each country gets a chance to switch up two competitors between the short and long programs, which may mean Chan would give way to Kevin Reynolds after the short, while Dylan Moscovitch and Kirsten Moore-Towers may replace Duhamel and Radford. Next up in the team event are the ice dance short, ladies short and pairs free programs on Saturday. The event wraps up Sunday with the mens and ladies free programs, followed by the ice dance free, which will determine the medallists. Cheap Ducks Jerseys Cheap Coyotes Jerseys Cheap Bruins Jerseys Cheap Sabres Jerseys Cheap Flames Jerseys Cheap Hurricanes Jerseys Cheap Blackhawks Jerseys Cheap Avalanche Jerseys Cheap Blue Jackets Jerseys Cheap Stars Jerseys Cheap Red Wings Jerseys Cheap Oilers Jerseys Cheap Florida Panthers Jerseys Cheap Los Angeles Kings Jerseys Cheap Wild Jerseys ' ' '