Preface; Notes; Contents; List of Tables; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Female Olympians; Reflections and Realities; Theoretical Perspectives; Hegemonic Masculinity; Gendered Critical Discourse Analysis; Sport Mediatization; Literature Review on Female Olympians; Sexism, Racism, Ageism; Sexism; Racism; Ageism; Female Olympians Going Faster, Higher, Stronger; Notes; Chapter 2: A Brief History of Women and the Olympic Games; Ancient Olympic Games; Modern Olympic Games; 1900 Paris; Golf6; 1904 St. Louis to 2014 Sochi; Notes

Chapter 3: Political/Nationalistic Concerns Relative to Female OlympiansOperationalizing Olympism; The International Olympic Committee; Case Study: The 2008 Beijing Olympics Torch; Gendered Politics; The Politics of Gender; Uniforms9; Sex Testing10; Ideology and the IOC (www.olympic.org); Notes; Chapter 4: The Gendered Economics of the Olympic Games; Amateurism Versus Professionalism; Commercialism; Media Matters; Historical Perspective; Media Audiences; Sportscaster Commentary; Social Media; Olympics Movies and Documentaries; Technology; Notes

Chapter 5: Sociocultural Considerations Relative to Female OlympiansThe Language of Olympic Reportage; Case Study: Beach Volleyball; Religious Considerations; Anti-Semitism; Islamophobia; Womenś Bodies, Trained for the Olympics; ``Our Cathy ́́Freeman; Homophobia; Drugs and Doping; Women in the Paralympics10; Jessica Young; Paralympian Ambassadors Programme; Paralympian P/R; Concluding Thoughts on Sociocultural Considerations; Notes; Chapter 6: Concluding Thoughts on Female Olympians; Sport/Gender; Sport Communication; Olympism/Gender; Olympics Ethics; Notes; Appendix 1: Acronyms

Appendix 2: Olympic Games Participating CountriesAppendix 3: Notable Female Olympians; Appendix 4: Timelines for Female Olympians; Appendix 5: Olympic Studies Centers; Bibliography; Index