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

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of

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who entered the Games between 1924 and 2012.

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, the bar chart indicates that the

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of male and female

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

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, there were consistently more male than female

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

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of

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

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

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of male

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was 3,000.

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

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, the

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of women

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

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

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. 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.

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

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increased from the starting point about 5 times.