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espnW inspires a new generation of leaders

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November 16, 2016

| Tara Chozet

(L-R) Melodie Robinson; Julie Sobieski; Rabia Qadir

(US Department of State & Center for Sport, Peace, & Society/Jaron Johns)
(US Department of State & Center for Sport, Peace, & Society/Jaron Johns)

The beginning of November marked the end of the fifth Global Sports Mentoring Program, a four-week collaboration between espnW and the U.S. Department of State.

ESPN hosted two emerging leaders – field hockey star and journalist Rabia Qadir from Pakistan, who teamed with Vice President, Communications Diane Lamb; and rugby star and journalist Melodie Robinson from New Zealand, who worked with Vice President, League Sports Programming, Julie Sobieski. (Note: The Walt Disney Company, which owns ESPN, also hosted an emerging leader of its own.)

Click through this photo gallery for more on Rabia, Melodie and their mentors.