for the first time, women's athletic events would be held at the 1928 summer olympics in amsterdam, the netherlands. as the dutch women's didn't have international experience the royal dutch athletics federation organized two international competition. this competition against belgium and a competition against west-germany to gain the dutch women international experience. some athletes were trained ahead of the competition by b. verwaal. belgian women already had some international experience as they competed in an international competition organized by the brussels femina club in brussels at the josephat parc against france and great britain in 1927.