[HIGHLIGHTS] The number of mixed-gender competitions is increasing. Why is “male and female matching” popular in international competitions?

Mixed gender competition has become a highlight of this Winter Youth Olympic Games. With the leading role of Olympic events, mixed-gender events are gradually expanding to more international sports competition stages.

At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, there will be a total of 9 mixed events for men and women, 4 of which are new events. The proportion of female athletes among Olympic participants has continued to increase in recent years, rising from 26.1% in the 1988 Seoul Olympics to 48.8% at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.