United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) review of progress made in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action (see 1995 Sep). Under the agreed conclusions on women and health, the UNCSW called for encouragement for ‘women to practise regular sport and recreational activities, which have a positive impact on women’s health, well-being and fitness throughout the whole life cycle, and ensure that women enjoy equal opportunities to practice sport, use sport facilities and take part in competitions’.