The bar chart compares male and female competitors in the Olympics between 1924 and 2012, while the line graph illustrates the total number of participants over this an eighty-eight-year period.
Overall, the total number of athletes increased significantly due to rapid growth in female participation. Although male dominance was evident throughout the period, the gap between the two genders narrowed only in 2012.
Focusing on the bar chart, males participated in the Olympic Games started at 3,000 whilst the number grew up steadily, rising from around 3,000 in 1924 to 6,000 by 2012. In addition, the number of women athletes stood at for just above 100 in 1924.This count grew slowly by 1952 and later rose sharply by 2012, making up 5,000.
Additionally, the line charts reveal that the total number of participants gradually increased from over 2,000 in 1924 to more than 6,000 in 1984. In 2012, the numbers rose dramatically, surpassing 10,000 participants.
