Kosovo among the countries with more female than male athletes at Paris 2024

Kosovo will be represented by nine athletes at the “Paris 2024” Olympic Games, which begin next Thursday. Of them, six qualified and three received invitations.

Kosovo earned five qualifying spots through female athletes. Nora Gjakova, Distria Krasniqi, Laura Fazliu and Loriana Kuka qualified in judo, while Donjeta Sadiku qualified in boxing. The only male athlete to qualify is judoka Akil Gjakova.

Female athletes also dominate when it comes to invitations. Swimmer Hana Beiqi, athlete Gresa Bakraçi and swimmer Adell Shaboviq will compete by invitation.

Only three countries have a higher percentage of female athletes on their teams than Kosovo. This was revealed in an analysis of the delegations at “Paris 2024” conducted by the AP news agency.

Kosovo will be represented by nine athletes at the “Paris 2024” Olympic Games, which begin next Thursday. Of them, six qualified and three received invitations.

Kosovo earned five qualifying spots through female athletes. Nora Gjakova, Distria Krasniqi, Laura Fazliu and Loriana Kuka qualified in judo, while Donjeta Sadiku qualified in boxing. The only male athlete to qualify is judoka Akil Gjakova.

Female athletes also dominate when it comes to invitations. Swimmer Hana Beiqi, athlete Gresa Bakraçi and swimmer Adell Shaboviq will compete by invitation.

Only three countries have a higher percentage of female athletes on their teams than Kosovo. This was revealed in an analysis of the delegations at “Paris 2024” conducted by the AP news agency.

Female athletes make up 87.5 percent of Guam’s Olympic team. Nicaragua has an 86 percent female contingent, while Sierra Leone’s is 80 percent. Kosovo ranks fourth, at 77 percent.

They are followed by North Korea, Laos and Vietnam, at 75 percent, AP writes.

For the “Paris 2024” Olympic Games, the aim was to have equal numbers of male and female athletes. This is the city where female athletes made their Olympic debut, in 1900.

The International Olympic Committee has come close to a 50-50 split between male and female athletes, but the number of participants is nevertheless not entirely equal.

There is also a slight advantage for male athletes in terms of sporting events at the Paris Games. Of the 329 events in total, 157 are for male athletes, 152 for female athletes and 20 are for both genders, that is, for teams made up of male and female athletes.

“Of the 32 sports, 28 are fully equal for both genders,” says the International Olympic Committee.