Poverty lurks in the shanty towns of Argentina, threatening the physical and emotional well-being of many people. Yes, children who live in these neighborhoods have inadequate means and resources, but Luz Amachastegui saw more missing. She
In the winter of 1982, a 4-year-old girl sat enthralled in front of India’s first sports broadcast in color—Delhi’s 9th Asian Games. “For as long as I can remember,” says Aparna Popat, “I was always able to
Growing up in Brazil, Paula Korsakas always loved sports. Her very first memories are of playing volleyball, handball, basketball and tennis in the garden with her siblings. When they didn’t have the proper equipment, they would
As a little girl growing up in Venezuela, Claudia Contreras spent weekends at the park with her dad, brother, and a ball. The sports landscape was traditionally dominated by men, but she ran, swam, climbed, and
Cecilia Vales dreams of every girl in Mexico going to college to broaden their opportunities, and she is determined to knock down the barriers that stand in their way. She believes that access to sport is the
As a child, Alejandra grew up watching her dad rise before the sun to lace up his shoes and run in Lima’s early morning mists. An attorney and a marathon runner who competed in New York City
Beach volleyball conjures up images of sand, sun, and the sea. As a landlocked country in the heart of South America, Bolivia is an unlikely place to find a beach volleyball star such as Maira Coll.
As a shy little girl in the rural village of Haute-Rivoire, France, Carole Ponchon was never known to have a teddy bear that she loved to bits, preferring instead to take a soccer ball to bed with