Wendy Toms an assistant for the Football League Cup Final between Leicester City and Tranmere at Wembley on 27 February 2000, when the referee was Alan Wilkie. Leicester won this 2-1, with Toms indicating offside at one point to cause the Tranmere (and former Leicester) player David Kelly's "equalising goal" to be disallowed. She was also an assistant referee in two matches at the 2000 Olympic Games, having been selected by FIFA to operate on their women's international list. She took charge of the UEFA Women's Cup quarter-final first leg on 30 October 2003 between Brøndby IF of Denmark and Gomrukçu Baku
Muslim women in sport sporting event, travelling to Singapore to umpire an under-19 tournament. In Afghanistan, women's cricket faces ongoing difficulties due to cultural attitudes against women in sport, including specific threats against female players. A national team was formed in 2010, but by 2014 was effectively dormant. In 2016, fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first American to compete in the Olympics while wearing a hijab. She chose the sport because it was one of the few that she could compete in without altering the uniform. In an interview with Tamerra Griffin, she said that she hoped to be an impetus for diversity in