Obviously this won’t work for all sports, but things like football, track, soccer, it would allow for de-gendered team, even allowing athletes with the skills but not the genetically-endowed physical attributes to have a place to play.

Note: I know very little about sports and being on a sports team, so please point out anything that doesn’t make sense.

  • Bear@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    644·
    6 months ago

    Because a man tends to be stronger, faster, and more athletic than a woman of the same weight. It won’t work for football, track, or soccer.

    • halvar@lemm.ee
      1324·
      6 months ago

      Shouldn’t a woman and a man with the same height, weight, and body-muscle percentage be basically identical in terms of athleticism or am I wrong?

      • The Menemen!@lemmy.world
        16·
        6 months ago

        You sure? I cannot find records adjusted to weight, but the male record is ~2:01h and the female 2:17h

        Edit: Why is there a cake next to my name? It cannot be that I am on lemmy for a whole year already? Fuck.

          • Emerald@lemmy.world
            2·
            6 months ago

            why an egg? Would it be to represent the disorientation of suddenly realizing you have been on Lemmy for a whole year? Like how an animal may be disorientated when seeing the light of the world for the first time.

      • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
        91·
        6 months ago

        Testosterone also increases red blood cell count, so even male endurance athletes have an advantage. Look at Tigst Assefa who holds the women’s World record for a marathon at 2:11, she’s 120 lbs, the top 5 male marathon runners are all at 120 lbs too and run 10 minutes faster.

    • Psythik@lemmy.world
      331·
      6 months ago

      Get rid of gendered sports. Next, legalize steroids for women; keep them illegal for men. Solves part of the problem, but I have no idea how trans people would fit into this scenario, though.