The table and charts below give information participants who have entered the Olymics since it began.

The given chart and graph illustrate the gender and

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of

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who have entered the Olympics since they started. The bar chart provides information on the

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of men and

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entering the Olympics,

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the line graph shows the

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of

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. It is evident from the bar chart that, until 2012, there were always significantly more men entering the Games than

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. In 1924 and 1952, there were hardly any

women

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entering the Games, yet in 1952 there were over 4,000 male

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. In 2012,

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, the

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of female

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rose significantly to nearly 5,000, only approximately 1,000 lower than male

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. The line graph shows a similar trend, with the

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of

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increasing throughout the century. The most significant increase occurred between 1984 and 2012

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when the

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of

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rose from just over 6,000 to over 10,000 in 2012. To summarise ,

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, since 1924 the

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of

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entering the Olympic Games, has increased dramatically.

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is particularly the case for

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, who are now represented in nearly the same numbers as male

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.