The bar chart illustrates the proportion of men and women participating in the Olympics between 1924 and 2012, while the line graph describes the proportion of total participants over the same period. The measurements were indicated in thousands. Overall, it is evident from both charts that there was an upward trend in participation.
In detail, the bar chart showed clear differences in the proportion of men and women participating in the Olympics. The proportion of men accounted for the highest compared to women over the time frame, starting from just 3,000 in 1924, rising sharply until 1984, before finishing at almost 6,000 in 2012. In comparison, there was a dramatic increase in the proportion of women, standing at a low 1,000 in 1924. After that, there was a gradual climb until 1984, and then the proportion leaped to reach 5,000 in 2012.
Moving on to the line graph, the proportion of participants accounted for approximately 3,000 in the beginning of the period, increasing steadily to just over 6,000 in 1984, and then finishing markedly at the peak of just over 10,000 in the final period.
It can be understood that the trend of participation was dominated by men compared to women over the time frame. Although the proportion of women in the Olympics increased, it still stood lower than that of men. Meanwhile, the proportion of Olympic participants experienced a substantial increase over the eighty eight years.