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The Women AS PART of an effort to increase female participation (41% of the athletes at the 2004 Athens Games were women, up from 34% in Atlanta in '96), the IOC has added the women's steeplechase (above) and the women's sabre team fencing event to the schedule in Beijing. The Volleyball THE YELLOW-AND-BLUE indoor ball adds color and has a dimpled surface that improves grip and stabilizes flight, allowing longer rallies. The Score GONE ARE the days of the perfect 10 in gymnastics. After controversies in Athens, the international federation created a new scoring system that will make its Olympic debut in Beijing. Routines will be judged by the sum of two point totals: difficulty and execution. There's no longer a perfect score, but medal hopefuls should aim for at least 16 points. 
 
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