Following criticism, NCAA upgrades weight room for women's basketball players

taka4332/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News

(NEW YORK) — Following criticism over the disparity between men’s and women’s training facilities during March Madness, the NCAA revealed an upgraded weight room Saturday for female basketball players competing in the Division I tournament.

“The weight room has arrived!” the NCAA Women’s Basketball account tweeted Saturday afternoon. “Let’s gooooo.”

NCAA officials apologized Friday after images and video surfaced on social media this week showing the stark differences between the women’s and men’s weight room facilities in Texas and Indiana, respectively.

The women’s tournament weight room appeared to consist of a single set of dumbbells and some yoga