Cecilia Carranza Saroli
“I want sports to be inclusive from their foundations” Sailing through world-wide competitions with her regatta, Cecilia Carraza Saroli became an Olympic champion alongside Santiago Lange in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
“I want sports to be inclusive from their foundations” Sailing through world-wide competitions with her regatta, Cecilia Carraza Saroli became an Olympic champion alongside Santiago Lange in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
After being rejected in a women’s team in her hometown, Chubut, she managed to make her voice heard throughout her country and reached the International Olympic Committee, changing the rules of sports in the whole world.
Alexia Cerenys, first transgender rugby player to enter the female elite team, struggled to accept her true identity for a long time. A dedicated member of the anti-discrimination committee in her federation, she’s a passionate advocate for inclusion in sports.
When the star player in the Argentina national volleyball team was able to open up to his teammates began a story that would set a precedent and inspire many other athletes.
The former tight-head prop of Pro D2’s Rouen Normandie Rugby is the first French rugby player still active to speak publicly about his homosexuality. He decided to come out along with other 6 athletes in the documentary “Faut qu'on parle” [We need to talk].
Her voice echoes deep into the heart of Poland, a country which in the past few years has been marked by the creation of over 100 “LGBT-free zones.”
At the age of 40, he is one of the four athletes representing Argentina’s national Paracanoe team. He started swimming and rowing as a child and today he’s among the world’s eight best canoeists.