Distant Goal achieved Equality at the Olympics
Gender equality through time At the Olympic Games Glad to state that Olympic Games have been evolving to be the largest, gender equal sporting event in the world. Consistently competing at the Olympic Games for centuries, female athlete numbers were close to equal with those of the men at Tokyo 2020. The drive towards gender equality – on and off the field of play - has picked up pace in the Olympic Movement in recent years, thanks in part to progressive initiatives by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Female atheletes' competing at the Olympic Games has increased significantly – from 34 per cent of the total at Atlanta 1996 to a new record of 48 per cent at Tokyo 2020, and a commitment to reach full gender equality for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The gender balanced games recorded in history is The Summer Games, Tokyo 2020 that has implemented a change in the rule which allowed one male and one female athlete to jointly carry their flag during the Openin...