Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (3 Viewers)
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I understand the need for simplicity in sports. You want categories that are obvious to anyone. And you want categories, because otherwise you'd get the same winners over and over again. If you allow adults to compete with children and women with men, the performances of children and women no longer hold any real value.
That being said, sports is inherently unfair.
There is nothing that discriminates more:
- You're less likely to win an Olympic gold medal after 25;
- You're unlikely to win Olympic gold in the 100 meter as a white atlete, worse yet, you're unlikely to rank top 8;
- Your chances of winning any swimming events go down as a male under the height of 180 cm.
- You're not winning the marathon if you were born with big calves
- ...
The discrimination is endless.
So while I understand the need for rules and regulations, the fact is, it's always going to suck for someone.
She has a vagina so by most standards she’s a woman. I’m thinking the Olympics haven’t come across this before so maybe they need to change their standards.
At the end of the day, professional sport boards will have different rules than Olympics so you can’t point at IBA and what they did and expect Olympics to do the same.
also, she’s lost to women before so I don’t think she’s that fucking strong that the Italian took one punch and had to quit. If she was that strong, she would’ve knocked her out. Just pussy behavior by the Italian imo
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Her record is 12-5 lol, that’s mediocre
At the end of the day, professional sport boards will have different rules than Olympics so you can’t point at IBA and what they did and expect Olympics to do the same.
also, she’s lost to women before so I don’t think she’s that fucking strong that the Italian took one punch and had to quit. If she was that strong, she would’ve knocked her out. Just pussy behavior by the Italian imo
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Her record is 12-5 lol, that’s mediocre
I’m quite invested in boxing myself, in fact I literally did it last night, so you don’t have to tell me about that.
The organisation has the duty to protect the athletes so I agree, but I have to confess I’m not familiar with woman who can have the XY chromosome.
I can confirm though that the mental part is huge already with sparring, and if you feel inferior to your opponent it effects you a lot.
The organisation has the duty to protect the athletes so I agree, but I have to confess I’m not familiar with woman who can have the XY chromosome.
I can confirm though that the mental part is huge already with sparring, and if you feel inferior to your opponent it effects you a lot.
it’s combat sports.
someone could’ve said they don’t want to fight Tyson because he’s insane and they’re afraid of him and they’d get laughed at.
from the Olympics criteria, she’s a woman. She was able to meet whatever was required of her to compete, and given historical data there’s nothing to indicate this particular person has an unfair advantage in the ring.
someone could’ve said they don’t want to fight Tyson because he’s insane and they’re afraid of him and they’d get laughed at.
from the Olympics criteria, she’s a woman. She was able to meet whatever was required of her to compete, and given historical data there’s nothing to indicate this particular person has an unfair advantage in the ring.
No, the data suggest she isn't a great boxer. That is something else entirely. She definitely has an advantage if she has a higher testosterone production.
And yes, she may have the criteria to compete at the Olympics. But whether those criteria are correct are at the heart of the discussion. Like I said before, this is not an easy debate and there has to be room for nuance. But in this particular instance I understand why other competitors have a problem with it.
And yes, she may have the criteria to compete at the Olympics. But whether those criteria are correct are at the heart of the discussion. Like I said before, this is not an easy debate and there has to be room for nuance. But in this particular instance I understand why other competitors have a problem with it.
