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World Service,1 min

Fight like a girl, play like a girl

Today In Rio

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It's been a long road to equality for women at the Olympic Games and it is still continuing. Many women athletes are hoping that their performance at the games will change how girls and young women see their place in sport, and the wider world. Nathalie Moellhausen is an Italian-Brazilan fencer and Baby Futuro is a Brazilian rugby player. Nathalie starts by explaining how some attitudes are beginning to change. (Photo: Team Brazil's Nathalie Moellhausen. Credit: BBC)

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