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

The two charts provide data about the gender and

number

of

athletes

who entered the Games between 1924 and 2012.

Overall

, the bar chart indicates that the

number

of male and female

participants

in the Olympics increased from 1924 until the end of the period.

Furthermore

, there were consistently more male than female

athletes

every year. The line graph depicts the upward trajectory in the

number

of

athletes

. The bar chart illustrates that there was a massive disparity between the

number

of men and women contestants until 2012. In 1924, the

number

of male

participants

was 3,000.

Subsequently

, it increased gradually to reach a peak in 2012 of approximately 6,000, double over the years.

However

, the

number

of women

participants

saw a steady upward trend from 1924 to 1984 with about 1,500

athletes

. Following that, between 1984 and 2012, it skyrocketed to nearly 5,000, only approximately 1,000 fewer than male

participants

. The line graph shows a similar trend; the figure for Olympians saw steady growth from 1924 to 1984 increasing from about 3,000 to 7,000 people.

Then

, it rose sharply between 1984 and 2012, at which point over 10,000

participants

increased from the starting point about 5 times.