Historical perspective of women's participation in sport
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Date
1997
Authors
Wahome, E. N.
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Controversies surrounding the involvement of women in sports date back to
thousands of years i.e. during the time of Hummurabi and Plato there was no
evidence of women's participation in organised sport, except in Ancient Sparta,
which was one of the Greek City states where women exercised in squares
under women trainers. The influence of asceticism and later that of
scholasticism coupled with medieval concept of chivalry suppressed the
participation of women in ,sport. It was not until the Renaissance period that
women started participating in sport. During the seventeenth century women
participated in "the gender «sport. Later the Turnverein movement, which was
sponsored by Jahn and the Ling gymnastics movement accepted women into
their organizational plans. Many scientific articles were presented claiming that
women were biologically inferior to men and should avoid any competitive
sporting events. This paper discusses those biological and biochemical
differences between men and women.
Description
A paper presented at the Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and dance 3rd Scientific Congress held on 11th - 15th September, 1997 in Nairobi, Kenya
Keywords
Historical perspective, Sex difference, Sport, Women