Women's World Games 5th was cancelled as women participated in the 1938 European Athletics Championships. Women's World Games The Women's World Games were the first international women's sports events in track and field. The games were held four times between 1922 and 1934. They were established by Alice Milliat and the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) to compensate for the lack of women's sports at the Olympic Games. The games were an important step towards women's equality in sports. A forerunner tournament was held in Monte Carlo in March 1921. Women were allowed to take part in the Olympic games since 1900 (II
Singaporean participation in international games Commonwealth Games at Cardiff, Wales in 1958 and the inaugural Southeast Asian Games (then known as the SEAP Games) in 1959. Since then, Singapore has been a regular participant in these games. Singaporean participation in international games The Singapore Olympic and Sports Council, the predecessor of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), was established in 1947. It became an affiliate of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1948. The same year, Singapore sent its first two-men team to the Olympics in London. The late Lloyd Valberg became the first Singaporean ever to participate in the Olympic Games. He was accompanied