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Majidah Nantanda grew up with four brothers, believing as a child that she was a boy, too, with all the same rights and privileges. She spent long hours outside with her siblings, testing their skills in friendly

When Grace Chirumanzu was a little girl, there was no such thing as female sports journalists in Zimbabwe, but that didn’t stop her from dreaming of one day becoming a renowned sports reporter. “My superpower has

Júlia had a job as an analyst in the largest bank in Latin America, and she was advancing in her career only three years into the job. The opportunities for growth and development in this field were

Karen Chammas wanted to quit judo many times. She started on the mat at the age of four, but as she got older, she could hear what people were saying about a girl trying to excel in

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