More women than men at LA Olympics, boxing legend Mary Kom says ‘current generation will get opportunities’ | Sport-others News
The Los Angeles Olympics are more than three years away. But already, the Games have secured a place in the history books — for the first time, there will be more women competing at the Olympics than men. Following years of steady rise in their participation numbers, the scale tipped in the favour of women athletes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday decided to shrink the men’s football competition from 16 teams to 12. At the same time, the Olympic body expanded the women’s tournament by four teams, taking the total to 16. The addition of two teams in women’s water polo and one extra weight category in women’s boxing, taking the total to 12 and 7 respectively, meant that women will have more spots (5,655) than men (5,543) over 36 sports. ‘Momentous decision’ “It’s a momentous decision, one that will encourage a lot of women to get into sports,” boxing legend Mary Kom, who won the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, told The Indian Express. “The current generation will get …









