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With the recent issues of transgender people in sports, why don’t we move some sports over to a weight-class system? (midwest.social)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 6 months ago (3 children)

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.

[+] [email protected] -7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It would work for marathons though. Figure that out

[–] menemen 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] berryjam 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, you should have an egg next to your name :P

[–] Emerald 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Menemen is a delicious Turkish breakfast dish made of eggs, tomato, paprika and some other stuff. I think that was the allusion.

[–] berryjam 1 points 6 months ago

Yep

[–] [email protected] 8 points 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.