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Inspiring Women of the 2016 Olympics

This year's summer Olympics in Rio have been an exciting event. There have been several world records broken. There was tons of controversy around the location of the event, around the competitors, and around commentator's wordings and newspaper's headlines. There has been a lot of talk of sexism surround the Olympics, and while we must fight to break stereotypes and taboos of women in sports, we must also celebrate what women have done thus far. In fact, this year's Olympics had more female competitors than any other Olympic games in history--45% of competitors this year were women, compared with 2.2% in 1900. Several events, such as weightlifting, shooting, and rugby, haven't even always allowed women to compete. As the years go on, women are proving more and more that they are more than just pretty appearances and quiet homemakers. The women in this year's Olympics are strong, both physically and emotionally, and extremely motivating. Young girls everywhere