silence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoOlympic Track Officials to Require Sex Tests for Female Athleteswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down18
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minus-squaremoshankey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down8·edit-226 days agoJust the females? Doesn’t seem equal. Edit: y’all get sarcasm, right?
minus-squareteslasaur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down3·26 days agoWomen are welcome to compete in the open division (mens). But they wont even qualify.
minus-squareAirowird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·26 days agoExcept when they do, then the ISSF & IOC eventually ban them from participating in Olympic skeet. Just ask Zhang Shan!
minus-squareteslasaur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·25 days agoYes, that’s just silly. Especially if there aren’t any handicaps given like standing closer, e g. how they mix compete in golf. Any non-physically demanding sport should be open contest.
minus-squareA_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·26 days agoOlympic performances differ by gender : they are not equal either. (…and yes, i know you are joking)
Just the females? Doesn’t seem equal. Edit: y’all get sarcasm, right?
Women are welcome to compete in the open division (mens). But they wont even qualify.
Except when they do, then the ISSF & IOC eventually ban them from participating in Olympic skeet.
Just ask Zhang Shan!
Yes, that’s just silly. Especially if there aren’t any handicaps given like standing closer, e g. how they mix compete in golf.
Any non-physically demanding sport should be open contest.
Olympic performances differ by gender : they are not equal either. (…and yes, i know you are joking)