That's just one example of the type of discouragement girls who play sports face. By the time they're 17, more than half of girls who once played sports have already quit playing them. According to an Always survey, 67 percent of girls feel that society doesn't encourage them to participate in sports. "A lot of boys have told me that I can't play rugby because I'm a girl." See more data about girls in sports below.

Source: Huffington Post June 28, 2016 12:05 UTC