Whither - or wither - the women in Malaysian sports


THE Tokyo 2020 Olympics saw men and women in 18 mixed events while four sports – canoeing, rowing, shooting and weightlifting – had an equal number of events for both men and women.

Gender equality has arrived – almost.

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