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.

    • 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.

    • 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.