MADRID, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Spain will be represented at the forthcoming Paris Olympic Games by more women than men for the first time in history, according to the Spanish Olympic Committee.
Spain's men's basketball team were the country's final qualifiers for the Games after their triumph over the Bahamas on Sunday.
Spain will take a total of 382 athletes to the Olympics - 192 women and 190 men.
The country's athletics squad features 31 women and 25 men in the 56-strong team, among whom triple-jumper Ana Peleteiro and 20km walker Alvaro Martin both have excellent medal chances.
Spain's delegation stands in stark contrast to that of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, when the country had 297 male athletes but only 125 females.
Spain will compete in 31 sports at Paris Olympics, with the women's football team perhaps the country's best hope of a gold medal, while Spain also has competitive teams in handball, hockey, canoeing and tennis. ■
