Question

4 years later, at the Paris Games in 1900, women were allowed to participate. The British Charlotte Cooper (שרלוט קופר) was the first woman to win a gold medal at this Olympics. But women did not attract an audience and almost no one came to their games, and what's more were only allowed (no ש) to compete in golf and tennis - those sports (ענפי ספורט) in which there would be (nif'al verb, has ר) no physical contact (n + e in י adj, adj = from english word) between the competitors. The case of Margaret Abbott demonstrates how strange it was - she played and won a golf tournament (טורניר) in 1900, not knowing it was (5LW) an Olympic game. Until her death in 1955, she did not know that she had won an Olympic gold medal.

Answer 1

Women were first allowed to compete in the Olympics at the 1900 Paris Games with Charlotte Cooper winning a gold medal in tennis. Despite early challenges and limited events, pioneering athletes like Margaret Abbott contributed to the progress of women's participation in sports.

Step-by-step explanation:

At the Paris Games in 1900, history was made when women were first allowed to compete in the Olympics. Charlotte Cooper became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal, triumphing in tennis. However, the inclusion of women was met with less enthusiasm by audiences, and the events for women were limited to non-contact sports such as golf and tennis. Another notable incident was that of Margaret Abbott, who won a golf tournament without realizing it was an Olympic event, and she lived her life unaware of her Olympic gold.

Years later, female athletes like Ethel Calderwood and Bobby Rosenfeld would continue Canada's prowess by also securing Olympic golds, paving the way for the increasing inclusion of women in all sporting arenas.