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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10667
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) women

Great strides made in gender equality at London Olympics

Brussels, 31/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - For the very first time in the history of the Olympic Games, all of the 204 countries taking part have selected women athletes in their teams for the London games, which will continue until 12 August. At the last games in Beijing four years ago, three countries, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the Sultanate of Brunei, entered teams with no women. Also for the first time, in 2012, women will compete in all disciplines. The 2012 games, then, have set a standard...