REGULI, Z. Is There a Place for Women in Combat Sports at Olympic Games?. In 4th FIEP European Congress Physical Education and Sports. Teachers' Preparation and Their Employability in Europe. Vyd. 1. Bratislava : Comenius University, 2007. ISBN 978-80-969343-9-3, pp. 454-457. 29.8.2007, Bratislava. IS THERE A PLACE FOR WOMEN IN COMBAT SPORTS AT OLYMPIC GAMES? Zdenko Reguli Faculty of Sports Studies Masaryk University in Brno, The Czech Republic Abstract: In the paper the author analyses representation of women in combat sports at modern Olympic Games. He deals with the history of integration of women´s disciplines and compares them with men´s disciplines. Representation of women is outlined in the context of the development of international sport organisations. In the conclusion possible future development of women´s combat sport is discussed. Key words: combatives, combat sports, women competitions, Olympic Games Introduction At the Olympics in Athens 2004 a new style of wrestling was demonstrated – women´s wrestling. The event represented a step towards introducing a new sport in the category of women. The only Olympic sport that does not include competitions in the women´s category is boxing. The following questions are thus raised: what is the history of integrating women´s combat disciplines and what conclusion can be drawn from a comparison with men´s disciplines? What is the present situation and what future development is expected? We are attempting to answer these questions in the presented paper. Combatives are understood as physical activities aimed at contact physical defeat of a partner. Specific exercises used as training for the contact defeat of a partner are also included in combatives (Reguli, 2005). The main and the most significant feature is that in combatives at least two persons get in contact. The contact can be direct or by means of various weapons. Although nowadays there are dozens of combat sports including self-defence, complex development and competitive combat sports in this paper we focus solely on the last group and