Pioneer Billie Jean King applauds progress in women's sports

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PARIS -- The focus on gender equity at the Paris Olympics is the latest win in a terrific run of progress for women's sports, tennis champion and pioneer Billie Jean King told Reuters, as organizers trumpet the progress made for women at the Games.

The Paris Games are the first to see an equal split of the quota places between female and male athletes, a landmark moment for the O