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Why are these sports categorized for gender instead of body weight? For example, I'm a below average man in proportions and a 75 kilo biological female would de

Why are these sports categorized for gender instead of body weight? For example, I'm a below average man in proportions and a 75 kilo biological female would definitely beat me on many competitions.

microcolonel 7y ago
Bodyweight still does not control for it. Male and female muscle composition differ, bones differ, organs function differently.
read_if_gay_ 7y ago
Wouldn't work well I think. Women generally have a higher bodyfat percentage than men skewing the weight classes and AFAIK each gender is somewhat better suited to particular sports, e.g. elite weightlifters are male without exception and ultra marathon runners are often female.
unicornmama 7y ago
Women carry more body fat than men. Even adjusting for body weight, the top men are stronger than top women. https://www.castironstrength.com/elite-strength-sports-ipf-and-iwf-a-comparision-of-sex-and-performance/ https://www.castironstrength.com/elite-strength-sports-ipf-a... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_records_in_weightlifting https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_records_in_w...
- vixen99 7y ago
  So, after all, there are only two genders - women (with more fat) and men?
  - unicornmama 7y ago
    What is your question exactly?
  - scawf 7y ago
    yes
  - apta 7y ago
    Yes, males and females (XY and XX) account for the vast majority of the human species. Some syndromes that cause variations (intersex, XXY, XYY, etc.) are a very small minority, and people with those conditions usually have some health issues to deal with.
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dogma1138 7y ago
Because the closer you get to peak performance the wider the gap gets. Women athletes will no pass qualifiers for their respective men’s Olympic events even in the same weight category. Muscle mass, nervous system joint stability biological males have a distinct physical advantage. Sure a female athlete at 75kg might wipe the floor with you on some events however take a 75kg male athlete and they might as well not be the same species.
pnako 7y ago
The point is not whether a 75 kg female athlete would beat you, but whether she would beat a 75 kg male athlete.

Why are these sports categorized for gender instead of body weight? For example, I'm a below average man in proportions and a 75 kilo biological female would definitely beat me on many competitions.

microcolonel 7y ago

Bodyweight still does not control for it. Male and female muscle composition differ, bones differ, organs function differently.

read_if_gay_ 7y ago

Wouldn't work well I think. Women generally have a higher bodyfat percentage than men skewing the weight classes and AFAIK each gender is somewhat better suited to particular sports, e.g. elite weightlifters are male without exception and ultra marathon runners are often female.

unicornmama 7y ago

Women carry more body fat than men. Even adjusting for body weight, the top men are stronger than top women. https://www.castironstrength.com/elite-strength-sports-ipf-and-iwf-a-comparision-of-sex-and-performance/ https://www.castironstrength.com/elite-strength-sports-ipf-a... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_records_in_weightlifting https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_records_in_w...

vixen99 7y ago
So, after all, there are only two genders - women (with more fat) and men?
- unicornmama 7y ago
  What is your question exactly?
- scawf 7y ago
  yes
- apta 7y ago
  Yes, males and females (XY and XX) account for the vast majority of the human species. Some syndromes that cause variations (intersex, XXY, XYY, etc.) are a very small minority, and people with those conditions usually have some health issues to deal with.

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dogma1138 7y ago

Because the closer you get to peak performance the wider the gap gets. Women athletes will no pass qualifiers for their respective men’s Olympic events even in the same weight category. Muscle mass, nervous system joint stability biological males have a distinct physical advantage. Sure a female athlete at 75kg might wipe the floor with you on some events however take a 75kg male athlete and they might as well not be the same species.

pnako 7y ago

The point is not whether a 75 kg female athlete would beat you, but whether she would beat a 75 kg male athlete.