The Americas Quarterly [1]blog points out that although there is still a lot to do to end gender discrimination at the Olympics, “for the first time in history, every country competing in the London 2012 Olympics will have at least one female athlete, with many – notably in Latin America – achieving gender parity among their delegations. […] Argentina, Bolivia, El Salvador, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Peru have selected female athletes to represent their teams. “
Latin America: Is 2012 the ‘Year of the Woman” at the Olympics?
· Written by Silvia Viñas
Categories: Latin America, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, Sport, Women & Gender, Olympics