Theyve been on the cusp for years, and Australian women have finally tipped the Olympics gender scales in their favour.For the first time in Rio, more females than males will represent the country at a summer Olympic Games.Wednesdays late call-up of the womens rowing eight following the Russian teams doping-related ejection took Australias total tally to 419 athletes.Significantly, the breakdown is now 212 women and 207 men - making the contingent 50.6 per cent female.Its a very strong statement that shows womens sport is genuine sport, Australian Olympic team boss Kitty Chiller said.It is elite competition just as much as mens has been over time.Its about time the female athletes were given the credit, recognition and accolades they so richly deserve.The Australian Winter Olympic teams have a slightly longer history of gender parity, with an equal number of women and men competing at the Vancouver 2010 Games and more women than men at Sochi 2014.Globally, female sport has made vast leaps since women first took part in the modern summer Olympics in 1900.At those Games in Paris they comprised 22 of 997 athletes - or 2.2 per cent - competing in tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrian and golf.Skip forward 116 years to Rio and Australias women are a genuine shot at winning gold in traditionally male sports such as rugby sevens and football.Alongside them are a stack of other gold medal prospects including superstar swimming sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell, canoeist Jessica Fox, BMX rider Caroline Buchanan and rower Kim Crow.Interestingly, Australias women have won more Olympic medals than their male counterparts in recent years despite being slightly fewer.Women took 20 of 35 medals at London 2012, though only three of eight golds.At Beijing 2008 they scooped up 23 of 46 medals (24 if counting silver in the mixed equestrian team eventing) and eight of 14 golds.The timing of the shift perhaps reflects the progress of female sport in Australia, evidenced by the growing momentum around womens football, the new AFL womens league, Womens Big Bash cricket and netball.London Olympic silver medallist Fox, who has been striving for a larger female representation in her sport, said she was delighted.Womens sport in Australia is really taking off, Fox said from Rio.Female athletes have had more recognition in the last couple of years and its really growing.The team of 419 will be Australias fifth largest behind Sydney (632), Athens (482), Beijing (435) and Atlanta (424). 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Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night.It seems like only yesterday, but it was on this day a year ago that Canadas Womens Soccer Team created history, beating France to win a bronze medal at the London Olympics. Diana Mathesons late winner was a moment never to be forgotten, and the performance of the team throughout the Olympics lifted the players to a whole new level of recognition across the country. It was fantastic to see how our Womens soccer team was able to bring the nation together and having the honour of calling that moment in Canadian soccer history was such a privilege and one of the most special moments in my broadcasting career. The country got swept up in soccer fever because of the spirited way in which those players represented our nation and there was a great sense of pride in what they managed to achieve. It was an amazing story after the controversial, heartbreaking way they lost to the United States a few days earlier and the players deserved immense credit for the way they responded. Of course, the match that still sticks out above all others was the heartbreaking semifinal defeat to the United States. It was a match for the ages. A brave, spirited performance from underdogs, denied a famous win in controversial circumstances at one of world soccers most iconic venues. It was one of the most enthralling games you are ever likely to see. A 4-3 defeat to the No. 1 ranked team in the world is certainly no disgrace, but the manner in which the game was lost left the Canadians feeling cheated. Unfortunately, at the time, all the talk about the referees decisions overshadowed an incredible individual display from Christine Sinclair. We shouldnt have been surprised. Sinclair is world class and proved it once again last summer. She is one of the greatest soccer players the womens game has ever seen. She is tthe ultimate professional and a total team player.dddddddddddd It was great to see her receive so many accolades and awards following her performances at the Olympics. A bronze medal was a big success for this team, but now full focus is being placed on building towards Womens World Cup in 2015 to ensure that Canada is able to perform well on home soil. Canada coach John Herdman transformed the team in the space of a year but now has another massive job ahead. After finishing the Womens World Cup in 2011 in last place and without a win, Herdman inherited a despondent bunch of players. In a 12 month period he worked just as much on improving the mental aptitude of his squad as any other aspect of their game. Now he has to deal with expectations created by the Olympics success while reinventing a squad that has lost, and will continue to lose, some key veteran players. Herdman was a guest analyst with us in studio for TSNs recent coverage of the UEFA Womens EUROs in Sweden. Hes engaging, intelligent and without a doubt the right person to be leading this team to the World Cup. Canada is lucky to have him - but hes under no illusion as to the task that is facing him and his squad of players. Replicating the success of the London Olympics will arguably be a harder task than winning bronze in the first place. The next step in Canadas preparation for 2015 comes in October when the squad gets back together for a friendly against South Korea in Edmonton, but there isnt a moment that goes by when Herdman isnt plotting a way forward, as he aims to once again captivate the country with his teams performances in two years time. As Herdman told me recently, Canada will not enter 2015 as the highest quality squad in the World Cup, but he will make sure they are the best prepared. ' ' '