Gold Coast, March 9 (NsNewsWire) — Across the Commonwealth, women are leading the way in sport, art and business.

At GC2018, they will take centre stage as they inspire the next generation of leaders. And for the first time, there will be an equal number of medal events for men and women.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, be inspired by some of the leading ladies of the Games.

Peace Proscovia – Netball

Growing up in the Arua District in the West Nile of Uganda, Peace Prosocvia’s parents couldn’t afford to pay her education fees. Against their wishes, she left home to go to the city and now she’s the captain of the Ugandan netball team, is studying a Masters degree in marketing and is an incredible role model for women in Uganda and around the world.

Rupinder Kaur – Wrestling

Rupinder Kaur started wrestling when she was 12, living in a small village in India. She wrote in a diary that she wanted to become an international champion, at a time when female wrestlers were almost unheard of. “My mum said no way, this is not a girls’ sport. She said wrestlers have broken ears, you won’t find a boy, you won’t get married, you won’t be able to wear earrings,” Kaur said. Fast forward to 2018, Kaur made the ultimate sacrifice to pursue her dream and it paid off – she will represent Australia at GC2018.

Eloise Wellings – Athletics (Track & Field)

Eloise Wellings is the fastest Australian woman over 10,000m in Olympic history but she says her greatest achievements have taken place off the track.

For details: https://www.gc2018.com/article/11-inspiring-women-commonwealth-games