There are many things about the Olympics that are deeply dodgy, among them the composition and actions of its governing committee, but interesting to note that just 16 of the 115 IOC members are female.
It is to be applauded that the ratio of female athletes in Beijing is likely to reach 45%, but there’s still a lot of bias in the sports open to them, and it feels like the IOC has been dragged kicking and screaming to this point.
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