those in the men s doubles final were allowed to do so. and in the same month, in the same city, the winner of a women s mass participation road race was presented with a food processor. the race organisers apologised but said the prize wasn t sexist, adding, this product is ideal for any athlete who wants to improve their nutritional habits. but the spanish government s minister for equality, angela rodriguez, said it meant, if you won, you were a housewife. it is these kind of incidents that continue to frustrate those working for greater representation of women s sport in spain. sexism is very prevalent, unfortunately. it is something that is very normalised here, which is why you have someone like luis rubiales basically saying he doesn t understand what he did wrong and he feels as though he clearly didn t do anything wrong. and that is a major red flag, it is a major concern.