At the beginning of the 20th century, in the beginnings of sport in our country, the role of women was symbolic and reserved for the bourgeoisie. In fact it was considered a form of social relationship and was circumscribed to sports that did not question femininity such as golf, tennis or archery. And on a more popular level we would add hiking. In its origins, the Olympic movement did not count for anything with women to whom it reserved the role of admirers as its founder Pierre de Coubertin said "The Games are the solemn and periodic exaltation of men's sport, with the applause of women as a reward". This is why in the first editions of the Olympic Games, the presence of women was evident, both in numbers and in sports: archery, tennis and swimming.
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