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The 1934 Women's World Games ((フランス語:4è Jeux Féminins Mondiaux)) were the fourth edition of the international games for women. The tournament was held between 9-11 August at the White City Stadium in London, United Kingdom.〔(11 august 1934 ) Kalenderblatt, Retrieved 10 December 2013〕〔(''Rétrospective de l'athlétisme féminin'', page 10 ) Sylvain Charlet, Amicale des Entraineurs d'Ile de France d'Athlétisme AEIFA, Retrieved 10 December 2013〕〔(11 august 1934 ) Deutsche Welle, Retrieved 10 December 2013〕〔(Chronique de l'athlétisme féminin ) NordNet.fr, Retrieved 10 December 2013〕〔(Women athletes between the world wars ) The Oxford DNB, Retrieved 10 December 2013〕 These were the last athletic games exclusively for women, a planned fifth tournament for 1938 in Vienna was cancelled as women were allowed to compete in all regular athletics events at the Olympic Games and other international events. The first major tournament were the 1938 European Athletics Championships even though the tournament was split up into two separate events. The 3rd European Athletics Championships were the first combined championships for both men and women. ==Events== The games were organized by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale under Alice Milliat〔〔〔 as a response to the IOC decision to include only a few women's events (100 metres, 800 metres, 4 x 100 m relay, high jump and discus〔〔) in the 1928 Olympic Games. The games were attended by 200 participants from 19 nations,〔〔 there among: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and South Africa. The athletes competed in 12 events:〔〔〔〔(''FSFI Women's World Games'' ) GBR Athletics, Retrieved 10 December 2013〕 running (60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, 800 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay and hurdling 80 metres), high jump, long jump, discus throw, javelin, shot put and pentathlon (100 metres, high jump, long jump, javelin and shot put). The tournament also held exhibition events in basketball, handball and football.〔〔 The tournament was opened with an olympic style ceremony. The Canadian flag bearer was Lillian Palmer〔(Lillian Palmer ) BC Sports Hall of Fame, Retrieved 10 December 2013〕 as captain of the Canadian team. The games attended an audience of 15,000 spectators〔 and several world records were set. The games were the first to include a women's pentathlon.〔〔 A special commemorative medal was issued for the participants. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1934 Women's World Games」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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