The chart and graph below give information about participants who have entered the Olympics since it began.

The provided line graph illustrates the

number

of sportsmen who joined the Olympics,

while

the bar graph gives information about the

number

of

participants

in terms of gender in the 88-year

period

, between 1924 and 2012.

Overall

, the

number

of

participants

represented an upward trend throughout the

period

,

while

the

number

of women increased significantly

at the end

of the

period

. Looking at the details, as regards the

number

of males, there was an upward trend in the whole

period

. It stood at 3000 members of the Olympics in 1924 and rose steadily until reaching just under 6000, which made up the biggest

number

of members,

at the end

of the

period

. In terms of attendees of females, there was the same trend with male counterparts. Between 1984 and 2012,

although

their

number

saw a dramatic increase from just over 1000 to just under 5000, the

number

of females was never able to exceed male participant Now turning to the total

number

of

participants

in the games, both charts clearly depicted that the

number

of

participants

went up the whole

period

. It was between 2000 and 4000

participants

in 1924 and increased gradually until reaching over 6000 in 1984. In the following years, it rose sharply and overtook 10000 until reaching more than 10000 in 2012.