High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men`s athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women`s events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program and was the first time that the javelin throw became a women`s Olympic event. There was a total of 386 participants from 34 countries competing.