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Born and raised in Bolivia, Carmen “Piña” Pozo developed a passion for sports at a young age. When she was 11 years old, she began participating in track & field and volleyball. Every day she was

From the time she was five years old, Naoual Zaaraoui accompanied her father to the track, determined to learn his every move. Known simply as El Ghazi, or “The Fast Horse” in Morocco, he ran the

Born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, sport became a way of life for Ildikó Mihók. Today, Ildikó, or “Ildi”, practices functional training three times a week and is an avid runner. Physical activity has been a

The Francophone Taekwondo World Cup witnessed the rise of a champion. It was a match between 14-year-old Caroline Maher from Egypt and the 20-year-old reigning world champion from the Philippines. Since she was the youngest player

As a woman in Albania’s sports arena, Denisa Bishqemi has spent years surrounded by men, but she recognizes the need for Albania’s women to get off the sidelines, and the potential they have to change the

Samar Khan was born and raised in a modest, conservative family in a small village in Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Life for women from her region usually consisted of getting married to a man of their

In junior high, Hanna became interested in soccer. She didn’t have a lot of opportunities to play herself, so she watched it on television and became enthralled. In 1994, the World Cup took place in the

When you ask about Ana Cristina Branco at the Clube Atlético Mineiro, one of the most supported professional soccer clubs in Brazil, nobody knows who she is. If you add the fact that she’s a soccer

Twin sisters, Tashi and Nungshi Malik, have been climbing mountains since the age of 18. They have dedicated themselves to achieving physical and mental feats that are out of the imagination for the ordinary. The world

The slums of Kibera in Kenya are not for the faint of heart. Many of its one million inhabitants live on less than one dollar a day, navigate sewage running freely in the streets, and spend the