The bar chart compares the numbers of male and female who participated in the Olympic Games from 1924 to 2012 , ehile the line graph illustrates the total number of competitors over the same period.
Overall, it is clear that men recorded the greatest number by the final year, while women participation started at a very low level. Furthermore, the figure for Olympic participation increased dramatically by 2012.
Focuding on the bar chart, males eho participated in the Olympic Games started at 3,000 , while this number increased steadily, rising from around 3,000 in 1924 to at around 6,000 by 2012. In addition, the number for female athletes accounted for just above 100. This count grew slowly by 1952 and later rose sharply by the final year , making up 5,000.
Turning to the line graph, the total number of athletes recorded the lowest figure over the period , comprising 3,000. Finally, overall participation increased from roughly 3,000 to 7,000 in 1984, before climbing further to around 10,000 competitors in 2012.
