The given two graphs provide data on the number of participants in the Olympics from 1924 to 2012, divided by gender and the total number of people.

The line graph and bar charts illustrate the

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of men and women

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who participated in the Olympic games between 1924 and 2012.

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, it can be seen that over the

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88 years ago not only the

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of competitors was increased but

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male

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were the dominant

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in comparison to sportswomen. First of all, in 1924 the

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of people who participated in the Olympics was about 3000 where sportsmen had a 99% share of

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and female

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had the lowest

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of

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. Over the next 60 years, the

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of Olympic competitors increased gradually and reached more than double, about 7000

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, in total. From 1984 to 2012, the

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of

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experienced a dramatic rise where it saw six in ten per cent growth in the

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of

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and reached its peak. Second of all, over

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period the

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of men Olympic

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dominated over the female

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and

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amount increased gradually from 3000 to 6000

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which doubled in total.

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, females had the lowest

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from 1924 to 1984 in comparison to the male

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.

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, between 1984 and 2012

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rate experienced a 3000 skyrocket in growth where it stood with only 1500 sportswomen less than the male

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in 2012.