With a 50-50 ratio of male and female athletes, the International Olympic Committee is emphasizing that Paris 2024 will be the first gender-equal Games in history.

But is that bold claim grounded in reality?

Kaori Yamaguchi, a former Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) executive board member, doesn¡¯t think so. The IOC is celebrating full gender parity on the field of play, but off the field ¡ª at the coaching and administrative level ¡ª it is still a man¡¯s game.