The number of female athletes at the Olympics almost matches the number of men. But there remains a large disparity between the numbers of competitors from developed and developing nations. GB footballer Eni Aluko told CGTN how she sees progress towards equality.
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00:00The Olympics has made sure that there is equal parity, but that's 2024. It's been a long time
00:06coming. I think for other developing nations, it's also about recognizing cultural differences.
00:15It's also about recognizing a lot of these entrenched social norms that just take forever
00:21to change, right? Now, I like to celebrate progression, even if it's small, and let's
00:28keep celebrating progress. Let's keep pushing and making sure that the norm is equality and equity.