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Netball Aiming for the Olympics

Could we witness a scene like this in the Olympic Games?

The Olympic movement has been calling for gender equality for a long time. For the first time ever in London three years ago, all countries sent both male and female competitors.

While women's boxing made its debut, in many sports there were far fewer spaces for women than men.

Molly Rhone, the President of the International Netball Federation, believes the introduction of netball, a fast sport which is only played at an elite level by women, can help redress the balance.

As Molly Rhone told Shari Vahl, the sport is recognised by the Olympic movement, but has never been on an Olympic programme.

(Image: Susan Fuhrmann attempts to block Maria Tutaia during the final of the World Netball Championships, Credit: Getty Images)

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