Feature: How Paris Olympics strives for gender equality

by sportswriter He Leijing

BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The forthcoming Paris Olympics has been touted as potentially the most gender-equal Games in history - a claim that, while debatable, reflects significant strides toward inclusivity.

For the first time in its 128-year history, the Olympics is poised to achieve an exact 50-50 gender split among its participants, marking a notable milestone. Projections