This Day in History March 24 : First International Women's Sports Eventpoias (46)in #history • 7 years ago On March 24 1921 Monte Carlo hosted the Women's Olympiad which was the first ever International Women's Sporting Events. The event was created by a group of women in response to the IOC announcing that women could not compete at the 1924 Olympics . 100 Women from 5 county's participated . The women competed in 10 events. #sports #women #olympics