Men were swinging battle axes and tossing the caber, which is something like a telephone pole, and half the male spectators were wearing kilts.
But we know as much about bullfighting as many male spectators.
Following them comes the flag, at the sight of which all the male spectators (young boys and men too old to fight) remove their hats.
A male spectator beside her chimed in.
"You don't need to," a male spectator said.
Starting in 1900, male spectators were authorized to assist in women's matches in most of the Canadian provinces and some university teams.
"Table tennis is popular enough in China, because everybody plays the game," said Li Yong, 47, a male spectator.
Her signature phrase, with which she often teases male spectators in her shows, is "¿Me estás oyendo, inútil?"
Lee's vampish appearance drew attention from a handful of male spectators and scorn from more experienced female players.