the winter olympics were held at pyeongchang county, south korea in 2018.
the winter olympics were held at pyeongchang county, south korea in 2018.
where are the winter olympics held in 2018?
pyeongchang county , south korea
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the 1972 winter olympics held in sapporo saw no additions or subtractions of events for women. at the 1972 summer olympics held in munich, archery was held for the first time since 1920. at the 1976 winter olympics in innsbruck, ice dancing was added to the programme. women competed in three new events at the 1976 summer games held in montreal. women debuted in basketball and handball. women also competed for the first time in rowing, participating in six of the eight disciplines. there were no new events for women at the 1980 winter olympics held in lake placid. at the 1980 summer games held in moscow, women's field hockey debuted. the underdog zimbabwean team pulled off a major upset, winning the gold, the nation's first ever olympic medal. however, these olympics were marred by the us-led boycott of the games due to the soviet invasion of afghanistan.
participation of women in the olympics