1. International Sports Delegates from Belgium Visit the U.S.

   The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) Sports Diplomacy Division brought 12 adaptive martial arts coaches and administrators to the U.S. from Belgium for the Sports Visitor Program.

2. Sports Diplomacy Celebrates Soccer Diplomacy at the 2014 World Cup

   

   Sports Diplomacy sponsors soccer programs all over the world that help bring people from different cultures together on the field to share their love of the beautiful game.

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   Turkmenistan Participant Connects with Disabilities Organizations

   In his home country of Turkmenistan, Ibragim Nurjanov has been a tireless advocate for the well-being of people with disabilities, both as a sports trainer and as a participant in the Democracy Commission. As such, he was a natural candidate for an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on the topic of “Promoting Disability Rights.”

4. Fulbright U.S. Student Connects With At-Risk Youth in Rio de Janeiro Through Boxing

   In Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas studied Sociology at Pontifica Universidad Catholica Do Rio De Janerio (PUC-Río) during the day and spent his evenings at the gym, volunteering with children, learning and experiencing the different cultures in Brazil from the classrooms to the inner city.

5. Sports Envoy: Shaquille O'Neal in Cuba

   

   Shaquille O'Neal chats briefly about his trip to Cuba as part of the Sports Envoy program.

6. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program

   

   As Director of Law and Regulation at the Ministry of Sport, Hongxia Wei is responsible for policymaking, legislation, popularization of law, and jurisprudential study in sport.

7. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program

   

   Grace Kiraguri realized the potential of sports marketing as a career and launched her very own Icon Sports Marketing Corporation.

8. Paying It Forward

   Grace Chirumanzu, a wife, mother of two, and sports journalist from Zimbabwe, grew up loving sports—playing volleyball, cricket, and soccer while in high school.

9. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program

   

   As Manager of Sports and Outside Broadcasts at the Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Nneka Ikem wants to use her platform to educate young girls in her community and inspire them to become sports journalists.

10. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program

    

    Grace Chirumanzu is one of only four female sports reporters and journalists in Zimbabwe.

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