At the most gender equal Olympics, women to watch

Of course there will be medals. And headliners smashing records and setting new standards. Of course there will be tales of winning and, the vastly more heart-breaking, tales of nearly-winning.

Beyond the medals, ranks and records what do these once in four years games represent? Back in Paris after 128 years, this will be the most gender equal Olympics with 5,250 women and just as many men participating. India’s 46 women athletes will make up 41% of the squad, a slight dip from the 53 of 120 (44%) from Tokyo.