The 2024 Paris Olympics is set to make history this summer by hosting an equal number of male and female athletes, a first in the history of the Games. "Whatever they want to be, it's not a boy's world anymore," said Piper Kelly, an Olympic speed climber.Women first competed in the modern Olympics in the 1900 Paris Games. Charlotte Cooper, of Great Britain, was one of the 22 female competitors – and she won the first gold in a single women's event. More than a century later, Paris is commemorating the progress made in women's sports. The Olympic logo is emblazoned with an outline of the Marianne, a French symbol of a woman representing liberty, equality and fraternity. And this summer, the marathon route in France pays tribute to moments in women's history. It passes through Versailles, remembering the thousands that marched to the Palace, demanding that women be recognized at the start of the French Revolution.American marathon runner Fiona O'Keeffe will run that historic route. She's doing it only four decades after the first women's Olympic marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. "That's still fairly recent," O'Keeffe said. "But now, no one is questioning if it's safe for women to run marathons. It's like, yeah, women can do this. It makes sense."However, sports equity is still far from the finish line. In the U.S., laws like Title IX are fighting for more programs and leadership. "It's only helped to elevate the opportunity when you can be a part of Team USA or part of another global roster, said Danette Leighton, Women's Sports Foundation CEO. "The U.S. has been dominant in a lot of ways, but it's been dominant because we've given girls a place to play."The International Olympic Committee has its own plan to support female athletes and leaders, introducing new categories of women's sports. The International Olympic Committee is also spotlighting gender equality during the Opening Ceremony by encouraging each country to have one male and one female athlete carry the flag.