page_title: Participation of women in the Olympics
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: Participation of women in the Olympics / Sports
context_page_description: The rate of participation of women in the Olympics has been increasing since their first participation in 1900. Some sports are uniquely for women, others are contested by both sexes, while some older sports remain for men only. Studies of media coverage of the Olympics consistently show differences in the ways in which women and men are described and the ways in which their performances are discussed. The representation of women on the International Olympic Committee has run well behind the rate of female participation, and it continues to miss its target of a 20% minimum presence of women on their committee.
context_section_description: Women have competed in the following sports at the Olympic Games.
caption: Briton Queenie Newall competing in archery at the 1908 Games in London.
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