“Sport has huge potential to empower women and …
2016-2-16 · “Sport has huge potential to empower women and girls” — Lakshmi Puri ... Of a total of 997 athletes, 22 women competed in five sports: tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrianism and golf. Incredibly enough, women were only allowed to run the marathon in the Olympics in 1988. Also, with the addition of women’s boxing to the Olympic ...