We asked the 16 women of this year's Global Sports Mentoring Program class how sports can empower girls and women around the world. Although their answers were as diverse as the women themselves -- 13 countries were represented in the 2016 class -- there was one common theme: Sports go hand-in-hand with improving the lives of girls and women everywhere.
As GSMP participant and Mexico native Paola Kuri put it: "Sports are never just about sports."