Here’s a look at how the Winter Games have evolved on some gender and minority representation -- and where there's still room for growth.
that women were allowed to compete in other sports besides figure skating, starting with alpine skiing. After this, women made their debut in the downhill and slalom in 1948, among other sports in the years to come. LGBTQ Olympians
A total record number of 34 out LGBTQ+ athletes are competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics. An amount that has doubled from 2018, in which 15 out athletes competed. in November addressing equity guidelines regarding gender identity and sex variations. The framework that was developed after two years of consultations with over 250 athletes and “other stakeholders” mentions rules around prevention of harm, non-discrimination, right to privacy and no presumption of advantage.
However, prior to this, the Winter Olympics faced major backlash in the past for its exclusion of LGBTQ+ athletes. One instance was during the 2014 Games held in Russia when a coalition of activists protested and campaigned on the rights of LGBTQ+ people.
Many classified this law as a ban on “gay propaganda.” By September 2014, IOC issued an anti-discriminationThe clause reads: “Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic movement.
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