ReferenceforTeaching一、异域风情1.WomenintheOlympicsThestoryofwomenintheOlympicsislikethestoryofwomeninmanyotheractivities
Atfirsttheywerealmostignored.thentheygraduallybecameaccepted.NowtheysharetheOlympicsequallywithmen.TheOlympicGamesof1896werequitesmallandnowomentookpartinthem.ThefirstwomantowinagoldmedalintheOlympicswasanEnglishgirlcalledCharlotteCooper.Shewonhermedalforplayingtennis.butthissportisno1ongerintheGames.Now.thereareninesportsinwhichwomendotakepart.Themostimportantare:athletics.swimmingandgymnastics.Inthesesports.womencompetitorsreceiveasmuchattentionasmen.Theothersportsinwhichwomentakepartare:volleyball.fencing,canoeinghorse-riding.sailingandarchery.Athleticseventsforwomenfirstcameintothe.AmsterdamGamesinl928.Theywereallowedtotakepartinonlyfourindividualevents—the100metresrelay