The chart and graph below give information about participants who have entered the Olympics since it began. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting on the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The line graph shows information concerning the total of

participants

between 1924 and 2012, and the bar graph illustrates changes in the figure of

participants

who attended the

Olympics

by gender.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the number of

Olympics

participants

continued to increase throughout the period.

This

figure increased from less than 4,000 in 1924 to more than 10,000 in 2012. Looking at the bar graph closely, it is easily observed that much more males have participated in the

Olympics

than females.

In particular

, there is almost no women's competition in 1924,

while

3000 men entered the

Olympics

.

However

,

due to

the rapid growth in female participation, the gender gap narrowed gradually over the period. In 2012, there was only a 10,000 disparity in participation between females and males.

Also

, it is noteworthy that the

Olympics

have experienced growth in the whole sum of

participants

. The statistic of

participants

more than doubled during the period.