The athletes and the spectators make up a very big part of the Games. If there were no athletes or spectators the Olympics would not amount to much or would not even exist. In the ancient Games the athletes and spectators were only men. “One major difference between the ancient Olympics and the modern Games was the fact that all the athletes at the ancient Games were men. Married women were not even allowed to attend the Games” (Hunter, 10). Women were not allowed to the Games because it was considered scandalous. Women were supposed to stay at home and take care of the children. There were also no women at the first modern Games. The first time women were really were really allowed and accepted at the Olympics was the 1900 Paris Olympics.
