Women's World Games

The Women's World Games were international competitions for women, which were carried out before the general admission of women to the Olympics. Until then, women were allowed to operate only a few sports olympic: 1900 Golf and Tennis, Archery 1904 1908 tennis, archery and ice skating in 1912 came to swimming. Were organized by the Women's World Games by the International Women's Sports Federation FSFI (Fédération Sportive Féminine International, founded on October 31, 1921).

Precursor 1921

Before this organization was created, it already had from 24 to March 31, 1921 "First woman Olympic Games " given in Monte Carlo. This " proto- wife Olympics " was organized by the International Sporting Club de Monaco; and was attended by around 100 women from England, France, Switzerland and Italy. Were wearing running events ( 60-800 m hurdles and relay sprints ), high and long jump, javelin and shot put. There were also a basketball tournament as well as demonstrations of gymnastics and the push -ball game. In the official program announced hockey and soccer games turned out, however, although numerous athletes from sports Fémina Paris took part in the event. English women and French women shared all the tracks.

The events of the FSFI

The FSFI Women's World Games were held four times. Then the FSFI was dissolved under pressure from the International Olympic Committee ( IOC).

At the first games in 1922, 77 athletes from five countries (France, USA, Great Britain, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland ), of which, however, many lived in the Paris region. FSFI President Alice Milliat opened the one-day games with the sentence " I declare the Games of the Olympiad first woman in the world for open ". Here stood athletics competitions even more than in 1921 in the center of the event, albeit with longer running tracks, and there were two long jump competitions (with and without start-up ). The most successful participants came from the United Kingdom and the United States; the hosts prevailed only in the 1000 -meter run by Lucie Bréard.

Four years later, in Sweden, the number of female athletes (104) and countries of origin ( 10) had increased. The U.S. and Switzerland were not represented this time; for women from Belgium, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Poland, Sweden and Yugoslavia were involved for the first time. Most sports competitions won British women before the Frenchwoman.

• August 20, 1922 in Paris (performed as women's Olympics)
• 27 to 29 August 1926 in Gothenburg ( renamed after a protest of the IOC and the IAAF in Women's World Games )
• 6 to 8 September 1930 in Prague
• 7 to 11 August 1934 in London