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A Look at How Gender Equality Is Changing the Olympics

Women represent 47% of athletes and 45% of senior leadership at Milano Cortina 2026 with a total athlete quota increased to 2,916, IOC inclusion rules since 1992 support growth.

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Event evolution When women competed at the first Winter Games in 1924, they made up 4.3% of competitors, this year they are at 47%. Women accounted for 45% of all competitors at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, up from 41% at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games in South Korea. Not just the games Women currently make up 45% of the Milano Cortina 2026 senior leadership and 55% of the volunteer applications were from women. In 1992, an Internatio…

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The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games will begin on February 6th, and will be broadcast live by LRT. While waiting for the start and the performance of 17 Lithuanian athletes, LRT.lt invites you to get acquainted with all the sports of the Games. This time, let's take a look at the exciting and diverse sport of snowboarding.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
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