1922 Women's World Games

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The 1922 Women's World Games took place in Paris, France, on August 20, 1922, at Pershing Stadium. They were the first regular international women’s world games and the first track and field competitions for women. The event was organized by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale under Alice Milliat after the International Olympic Committee refused to include women’s events in the 1924 Olympics.

Seventy-seven athletes from five countries competed: Czechoslovakia, France (32 athletes), Great Britain, Switzerland, and the United States (13 athletes). The American team included Kathryn Agar, Florieda Batson, Maybelle Gilliland, Lucile Godbold, Esther Green, Anne Harwick, Frances Mead, Maud Rosenbaum, Camille Sabie, Janet Snow, Elizabeth Stine, Louise Voorhees, and Nancy Voorhees.

There were 11 events: running (60 metres, 100 yards, 300 metres, 1000 metres, 4×110 yards relay, and 100-yard hurdles), high jump, long jump, standing long jump, javelin, and shot put. The opening ceremony followed an Olympic style, about 20,000 spectators attended, and 18 world records were set.