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

number

of

athletes

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

number

of men and

women

entering the Olympics,

whereas

the line graph shows the

number

of

participants

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

women

. In 1924 and 1952, there were hardly any

women

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

participants

. In 2012,

however

, the

number

of female

athletes

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

participants

. The line graph shows a similar trend, with the

number

of

participants

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

,

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when the

number

of

athletes

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

therefore

, since 1924 the

number

of

athletes

entering the Olympic Games, has increased dramatically.

This

is particularly the case for

women

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

participants

.