World flag football champion Diana Flores calls out sports pay gap
Mexican Diana Flores, world champion flag football quarterback and NFL ambassador, points out the existing pay gap in sports and is featured in PBS's "Groundbreakers."
They have day jobs. They take care of their children. Then they go to the fields at night to train for their country as dedicated athletes.
This is how Diana Flores — Mexico’s world champion flag football quarterback and an NFL ambassador for the sport — describes some of her teammates.
In 2022, Flores, 25, threw four touchdowns to lead Mexico over the U.S. national team in an impressive 39-6 gold medal victory at the World Games.
Their success on the field proves that women deserve to get paid like male athletes, she said.
“My sport is not professional. I’ve been playing for the past 10 years representing my country and not getting anything,” Flores told NBC News in a video interview. “It’s the same for me and my teammates.”
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