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In this case they're also banning female athletes with DSDs, which will affect quite a lot more athletes, including all three of the medalists for the women's 8
by petesergeant 7mo ago
In this case they're also banning female athletes with DSDs, which will affect quite a lot more athletes, including all three of the medalists for the women's 800m in Rio[0]
0: https://www.olympics.com/en/news/semenya-niyonsaba-wambui-what-is-dsd-iaaf-regulations https://www.olympics.com/en/news/semenya-niyonsaba-wambui-wh...
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- lelanthran 7mo ago> In this case they're also banning female athletes with DSDs, which will affect quite a lot more athletes, including all three of the medalists for the women's 800m in Rio[0] This makes it seem that women without DSD need not bother competing.
- petesergeant 7mo agoAnyone who's not genetically gifted need not bother competing, though. Would you ban basketball players above a certain height?
- lelanthran 7mo ago> Would you ban basketball players above a certain height? Well, women's basketball did ban males from competing for, well, ever, and no one bat an eye. Like I said in another thread on this story, it's not men who are complaining that women are unfairly competing, it's women who are complaining that men are unfairly competing.
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