olympic recognised sport status attained year period lobbying played summer olympics recognition formal requirement inclusion met absence olympic games seen community global growth game media attention funding inclusion hampered mainly played women commonwealth countries sport gained recognition opened sources funds global community able access including national olympic committees sports organisations state federal governments women sport olympics according exclusion summer olympics historical pattern slow growth gradual acceptance women sports women competed summer olympics sports tennis golf women cycling excluded years despite having world championships organised field hockey sport included men early open competition women summer olympics barcelona medal events men women men women late countries sent women olympics sports excluded women summer olympics boxing wrestling baseball summer olympics country men women competed sports olympics sports women synchronized swimming rhythmic played women seen allow mixed teams olympics include mixed sex team sports rugby golf primarily played men chosen inclusion summer olympics sexes ahead issue male representation terms total number sports athletes structural united_kingdom example male athletes female ones receive financial support sports officials uneven distribution claiming opportunities men win highest level women importance summer olympics illustrated benefits sport derived inclusion included additional media coverage especially olympic years olympic recognition plays important getting sponsorship local competitions world providing new opportunities females olympic recognition efforts gain olympic recognition started time founded jamaican present meeting suggested newly created organisation affiliated try included olympic programme opinions initially split inside newly formed organisation goal worth ultimately decided work olympic recognition federation application rejected referred sport women basketball said different sports olympic programme rejection driving factor changing sport tremendous resistance australia new_zealand major concessions countries persuade change national criteria required sport played nations international body represented sport national organisations affiliated second application started previous rejection reflected change changes suggestions agreed necessary forward integration changes federation constitution governance strategy took years application result responded request additional information finances governance decision provide additional information deferred conference jamaican representatives frustrated slow process inside organisation tried steps speed process inside included submitting proposals changes address recent feedback addressing issues player drug testing selling television radio rights establish olympic draw points jamaican influence created specific committee work issue addressing olympic requirements composed new supposed issues addressed meeting scheduled end delays happened structure required material ready presenting council year waiting period jamaica bermuda continued federation speed process attaining recognition provide region additional funding easier grow sport second application eventually rejected claiming sport limited popularity able gain olympic recognition period gain recognition allowed played world games rejection earlier idea tried failed revisited creating regional americas europe oceania asia regional olympic organisers implemented rejected later year sport meet criteria established global sport viewed sport belonging rejected time new_zealand hosts commonwealth games managed sport demonstration status news announced year gained member status mean time provide federation grant grant money appeared unlikely recognition federation urged national members seek membership national olympic committees national access national funding order help grow sport inside home countries decision try olympic recognition federation irritated given clear guidelines looking terms sport gaining olympic recognition federation believed time met criteria given new jump example requirement given federation given technical venue space sport included olympic programme federation continued work address requirements eventually october given provisional olympic recognition requiring year probation period recognition came year region federation develop sport world permanent olympic recognised sport year period lobbying year probation period makes eligible played future games recognition meant national associations members countries national olympic committees national members able apply recognition national organisation member national olympic committee recognition renewed olympic recognition long term strategy continuing grow game multiple attempts supporters sport played summer olympics leadership actively pursued possibility played summer olympics government new_south_wales encouraged lobby inclusion beijing olympic games prime minister national team member time olympic gold olympic competitor english supporters like future olympic games earliest sport included programme extraordinary session mexico_city november decided limit total number sports events athletes slowing process adding new sports future olympic games extraordinary session set forth requirements sport meet eligible inclusion olympic programme table created documentation meeting provided funding lack olympic recognition hampered game developing countries provides access funding nations countries lack access olympic funding cut options funding official recognition funding available cover costs travel international competitions nations assistance trying maintain international calibre teams difficult olympic recognition brought money development sport received grant development given additional year access funds state national sporting bodies state federal governments use status funding criteria case australia british_columbia canada identified criteria obtaining federal funding status olympic sport size british_columbia guidelines says order receive funding sport program canada games scheduled recognized olympics paralympics special olympic world games daughter organisations awards scholarships scholarships offered given possible australia train awarded vice president trophy oceania recognition came created nation national organisation actively promoted women involvement country media coverage popular commonwealth countries popular women spectator sport australia effort increase media attention participation women sport goes olympic sports low participation rates low rates interest facilities historically coverage women team sports olympics limited instead according jones media focus female athletes non team competitions team sports played equally national associations national associations involved national olympic committees members associate members administrators generally involved national olympic committees long time case bahamas member organisations national association represented moment organisation founded national affiliated national include
Netball and the Olympic Movement