The silhouette of female athletes has always been scrutinized, analyzed and judged. Long before painfully earning its right to muscle and its development, the female sporting body first had to gain the right to...
simply exist! Excluded from clubs and federations at the beginning of the 20th century, women were nevertheless accepted on pistol shooting ranges, hunting, or even horse riding. “This body which bleeds every month is said to be permanently ill. It is therefore necessary to protect it through inactivity and preserve it so that it is ready for motherhood, its destiny,” says Florys Castan-Vicente.