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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Leonie Helm

If sport isn’t sexist, why do Olympic camera operators need to be reminded of the correct way to film female athletes?

London, United Kingdom; Kellie Wells (USA), right, competes in the women's 100m hurdles semifinals during the 2012.

At the start of a sporting competition designed to encourage and celebrate equality, inclusion and unity, camera operators at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have had to be reminded not to film female athletes in a "sexist" way.

It seems incredible that, in 2024, camera operators need to be reminded that these women are Olympians – the best in the world in their chosen fields, capable of impossible feats – and that this is not an opportunity to take advantage of the extra skin on show. 

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