GENDER EQUALITY:
WOMEN IN OLYMPICS
Twelve portraits that celebrate Italian medal-winning woman athletes in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
Digital illustrations (Photoshop)
The 2021 Tokyo Games have seen the participation of the highest percentage of women in history: 47.8% for the Olympic Games and 42,1% for Paralympic Games.
While it is still unknown how many of the 4,400 2024 Paris Paralympics participants will be women, it has already been established that the 2024 Paris Olympics will reach full gender parity: the same number of woman and male athletes (5,250) will take part to the Games.
Despite these achievements, there is still a huge gender gap in sports in terms of pay, visibility and training conditions.
Antonella Palmisano, gold medal in 20km race walk
Carlotta Gilli, gold medal in 100m butterfly S13 and 200m individual medley SM13, silver medal in 100m backstroke S13 and 400m free style S13, bronze medal in 50m freestyle S13
Federica Cesarini, gold medal in lightweight double sculls
Beatrice "Bebe" Maria Adelaide Marzia Vio Grandis, gold medal in individual wheelchair fencing, silver medal in team wheelchair fencing
Giorgia Bordignon, silver medal in weight lifting
Ambra Sabatini, gold medal in women's 100m T63
Diana Bacosi, silver medal in skeet
Anna Barbaro, silver medal in parathriatlon PTVI
Lucilla Boari, bronze medal in archery
Assunta Legnante, silver medal in shot put F11 and discus throw F11
Irma Testa, bronze medal in boxe
Francesca Porcellato, silver medal in H3 handbike
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