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The text compares women’s participation in the ancient Olympic Games and 1900 Paris Olympics with far larger numbers later. 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obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibitedreproduction,storage in a retrieval system,or transmission in any form or by anymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or likewise.For informationregarding permissions,write to Pearson Curriculum Rights &Permissions,One LakeStreet,Upper Saddle River,New Jersey 07458.  \nPearson®is a trademark,in the U.S.and/or in other countries,of Pearson plc or itsaffiliates.  \nScott Foresman@is a trademark,in the U.S.and/or in other countries,of PearsonEducation,Inc.,or its affiliates  \nWomen and Sports  \nYears ago,women were not allowed to playthe same sports as men.Girls had fewer chancesto play organized sports than boys.It was notfair that girls were not treated the same.  \nHowever,many girls liked to play the samesports as boys.They liked to play baseball,  \nbasketball,golf,and soccer.Many girls liked tocompete and to win and did not want to sit onthe sidelines.  \nToday females have many chances to playthe same sports that males do.They can playin school,in college,on local teams,and asprofessionals.Women now have opportunitiesto play sports because a long time ago a fewbrave women fought hard for that chance.  \nThese young female athletes are ready to play baseball.  \n# Opportunities Then and Now\n\nThousands of years ago,when the OlympicGames began in ancient Greece,only men wereallowed to compete.Women could only play inunofficial games.  \nWomen first played in the Olympic Games in1900,in Paris,France.Only 22 female athletesout of 997 total athletes competed in thesegames.Women competed in five sports:tennis,sailing,golf,equestrian events,and croquet.  \nMany more women participate in theOlympic Games today.In the 2000 Olympics,there were 4,069 female athletes competingin 25 different sports.  \nIn 1900 women werepermitted to participatein the Olympic Games.Charlotte Cooper wasthe first woman to winan Olympic title in Paris,France.  \n# Mildred“Babe”Didrikson Zaharias\n\nAn EarlyFemale Athlete  \nA 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