almost about 40 or less years ago I'm not completely sure exactly when
There were no female competitors at the 1896 Games in Athens. The first Games that women competed in was the 1900 Games in Paris.
436 olympians are representing Russia at the 2012 summer olympics. 208 men and 228 women.
The Judges selected the competitors
Women were able to participate in the Olympics starting in 1900.
11 (7 men, 4 women) in 8 sports
There are a total of 380 competitors in 23 sports competing for China at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
In the Ancient Olympics the competitors were nude.
Italy were competitors in the 2012 Olympics.
2 reasons.The IOC does not want toThere are not enough competitors in that sport
10,942 competitors (according to the BBC)
About 35
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