Documentary that pays tribute to great female athletes over the past century has been jointly launched by the International Olympic Committee, Chinese e-commerce and Technology Company Alibaba and its cloud arm Alibaba Cloud here.

Eight-minute film, To Greatness of HER, tells stories of these athletes who have made significant strides in sports, from a time when women were excluded from the Olympics to the upcoming Paris Games, where gender representation is expected to be equal. Expressing his appreciation of Alibaba for using AI-powered technology, IOC President Thomas Bach said in a video message at film’s premiere that “Film allows us to reflect on one of the most important priorities of the Olympic community, empowering women in and through sport.” Film includes a large share of restored and colorized archival footage and photos of these athletes, thanks to Alibaba Cloud’s AI technology. It features notable athletes including Susan Lenglen, legendary French tennis player, Zhang Shan earned an Olympic shooting sport gold medal in mixed competition at 1992 Barcelona Olympics and Kathrine Switzer trailblazer for women’s marathon inclusion in Olympics. Switzer, 77, famously known as “Forever 261,” made history by participating in Boston Marathon in 1967 despite facing resistance from race officials.

Zhang Shan, 56-year-old Chinese Olympic champion, remains sharp, confident and humorous when speaking about her career. Shot more than century ago, scene showing Lenglen playing at her Wimbledon debut in 1919 looks as if it were filmed just yesterday.