Female Olympians get motivated for 2016 Games
<p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="major">major</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>". <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> 26 <span word="sports">sports</span>.</p><p><span word="Ije">Ije</span> <span word="Enwerem">Enwerem</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discus">discus</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="She">She</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contender">contender</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="female">female</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>. "<span word="No">No</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throwers">throwers</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Enwerem">Enwerem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motivational">motivational</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Teresa">Teresa</span> <span word="Edwards">Edwards</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shunned">shunned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="world">world</span>. "<span word="Participation">Participation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="backwards">backwards</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>. "<span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>."</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="Edwards">Edwards</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p>
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