This is the first Olympics in which women are participating in every sport! Women’s boxing is being held for the first time in London. The last hundred years has seen a huge transformation—in the early 1900s, only archery, golf, croquet and tennis were deemed all right for women’s delicate sensibilities.
The BBC features a slideshow of the evolution of women’s participation in the games, as detailed in Mike O’Mahony’s Olympic Visions.
Women are kicking some major heiney in weightlifting, swimming, gymnastics, and more this year. Sit back and celebrate!
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