International Women's Day: "We will continue to open pathways for women" (T. Bach, IOC)

"Ahead of International Women's Day on 08/03/2024, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is celebrating a monumental achievement set to be reached at the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024: The IOC has distributed quota places equally to female and male athletes - 50:50. For the first time in Olympic history, there will be full gender parity on the field of play," announced the body on 05/03/2024.

"We are about to celebrate one of the most important moments in the history of women at the Olympic Games, and in sport overall. Our commitment to advancing gender equality does not end in Paris. We will continue to open pathways for women and to work with our stakeholders, encouraging them to take the necessary steps to advance gender equality in their area of responsibility. The IOC will keep leading the way and using the power of sport to contribute to a more equal and inclusive society," said Thomas Bach (GER), president of the IOC.

Women at the Games: from 0% in Athens in 1896 to 50% in Paris in 2024