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With 18 new events, Tokyo Olympics have equal gender participation for first time

With 18 new events, Tokyo Olympics have equal gender participation for first time
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Canoeing-Women paddlers set to make history in Tokyo

Tim Kelly 3 minute read Australia s Jessica Fox competes in the women s kayak (K1) heats at Lee Valley White Water Centre during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo TOKYO, June 29 (Reuters) - As many women as men will compete in an Olympic canoeing event for the first time when the paddlers gather at the artificial slalom and sprint courses in Tokyo on July 23 for the 2020 Summer Games. That push for equality on the water parallels changes in sports such as boxing, judo and shooting, and is part of an International Olympic Committee goal to reach gender parity, with women in Tokyo expected to represent almost 49% of all athletes competing at the Games.

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