It is true that the first Olympic Games of the modern times in 1896 were not open to women.Baron Pierre de Coubertin,who gave new life to the Games,was very much a man of his time.He didn’t like women showing up for the Games.But since this time,things have changed.History shows that the number of women taking part in the Olympic Games has been increasing over the years,since their first participation1 in the 1900 Olympic Games and especially in the last 30 years.This development is of social,political and cultural importance.