Tokyo Olympics 2020 creates history, becomes first-ever gender-balanced Olympic Games

Notably, a total of 11,900 athletes from around the world participated in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, which included 5,704 men and 5,386 female athletes.

The recently concluded 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games achieved a massive feat as it became the most gender-balanced Olympics in its 125-year history with almost 49% of participating athletes being women. Notably, a total of 11,900 athletes from around the world participated in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, which included 5,704 men and 5,386 female athletes. Moreover, for the first time ever, all 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) sent at least one female in their respective Olympic teams. Also, there were some countries whose Tokyo Olympics contingents included more women athletes than men.