This year’s Olympic Games in Paris inspired more girls to dream of reaching the very top in sport.
However, many fail to achieve their full potential due to a lack of encouragement, with a third of girls believing they’re not expected to be good at sport.
Our correspondent Amelia Harper has been looking at one charity’s efforts to ensure young women are given the chance to succeed.
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/more-girls-than-ever-dream-of-top-sporting-success-but-big-gender-gap-remains-13276492
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