Name:Victoria Azarenka Born: 31 July,1989 Country: Belarus Sport: Tennis Peak of Popularity: Current World Number 1Reuters
Name:Victoria Azarenka Born: 31 July,1989 Country: Belarus Sport: Tennis Peak of Popularity: Current World Number 1ReutersDanica Patrick Born: 25 March, 1982 Country: USA Sport: NASCAR Peak of Popularity: Recorded best finish by a woman in a NASCAR race on 5 March, at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.ReutersName: Ding Ning Born: 20 June, 1990 Country: China Sport: Table Tennis Peak of popularity: World Number 1 in Novermber 2011ReutersName:Yani Tseng Born: 23 January, 1989 Country: Taiwan Sport: Golf Peak of Popularity: Currently ranked Number 1 in Women's World Golf Rankings.ReutersName: Lindsey Caroline Vonn Born: 18 October, 1984 Country: USA Sport: Alpine Skiing Peak of Popularity: Winner of the World Cup for 3 consecutive years (2008–2010)ReutersName:Hannah Teter Born: 27 January, 1987 Country: USA Sport: Snowboarding Peak of Popularity: Winner of 2004 Winter X GamesReutersName:Tyra White Born: 23 March, 1989 Country: USA Sport: Basket Ball Peak of Popularity: Currently regarded as the best player in the WNBAReutersName: Gina Carano Born: 16 April, 1982 Country: USA Sport: Martial Arts Peak of Popularity: Formerly known as the "Face of Women's MMA (Mixed Martial Arts)"ReutersName: Marta Born: 19 February, 1986 Country: Brazil Sport: Football Peak of Popularity: FIFA Women's World Player of the Year from 2006 to 2010ReutersName: Stafanie Roxann Taylor Born: 11 June, 1991 Country: Jamaica Sport: Cricket Peak of Popularity: Currently the Number 1 batswoman and all-rounder in the worldFacebook (Stafanie Taylor)
International Women's Day is celebrated on 8 March all across the world. Almost every region in the world has its own interpretation of what it is to be a woman... and all of them have different ways to celebrate the day.
Some use the occasion to highlight women's social and economic achievements... while some others use the day simply to show their respect and affection for the fairer sex.
As part of the occasion, IBTimes UK presents the top ten contemporary sportswomen in the world
