Friday: General Knowledge
When did women start competing in the Olympics?
Hint: These pioneering female athletes competed in five sports: tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrianism, and golf.
Women first competed in the Olympic Games in 1900, during the Paris Olympics.
This marked a significant milestone in Olympic history, as 22 women participated out of a total of 997 athletes.
These pioneering female athletes competed in five sports: tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrianism, and golf.
Hélène de Pourtalès became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal representing Switzerland as a member of the sailing team.
The inclusion of women in the Olympics was a progressive step towards gender equality in sports, setting the stage for increased female participation in subsequent games. The 1900 Paris Olympics thus laid the groundwork for the diverse and inclusive nature of the modern Olympic Games.
Suzanne Lenglen, the “diva of tennis,” or the emancipation of the woman’s body through sport, 1923.