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2012 – The 2012 Summer Olympics in London were the first Games in which women competed in all sports in the program, [323] and every participating country included female athletes. [324] [325] The U.S. Olympic team had more women than men for the first time — 269 female athletes to 261 men. [325]
The same index showed the ratio of women to men to be 7 to 10. 213 total female athletes participated. [144] In total, approximately 60% of Chinese Olympic gold medals were earned by female athletes over the last 8 Olympic games. [145] Challenges to equality remain such as media representation.
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The Heraea was an ancient Greek festival in which young girls competed in a footrace, possibly as a puberty or pre-nuptial initiation ritual. The race was held every four years at Olympia . The games were organised by a group of sixteen women, who were also responsible for weaving a peplos for Hera and arranging choral dances.
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Morrow, Don; Wamsley, Kevin B. Sport in Canada: A History (2009) Murray, Bill. The World's Game: A History of Soccer (1998) Polley, Martin. Sports History: A Practical Guide, Palgrave, 2007. S.Battente, The idea of sport in western culture from antiquity to the contemporary era, Vernon press, 2020. Journals. online article from The Sports ...
Bowls is a variant of the boules games (Italian: bocce), which, in their general form, are of ancient or prehistoric origin. Ancient Greek variants are recorded that involved throwing light objects (such as flat stones, coins, or later also stone balls) as far as possible. The aspect of tossing the balls to approach a target as closely as ...