• needanke@feddit.org
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    4 months ago

    were found to have competitive advantages over other [female] competitors

    Thats the whole point of competitives sports though. I don’t complain about only swimming slower then Michael Phelps because he has certain bodily characterisrics which give him a competitive advantage.

    • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Women’s events are created specifically to filter out Michael Phelps and other people with male characteristics.

      Gender is not binary and a line must be drawn somewhere. The previous IBA charges of “competitive advantages over other female competitors” were not appealed against by Imane Khelif.