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© Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Tokyo Olympics boast equal gender participation for first time
By JENNA FRYER TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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snowymountainhell
The *biological 2 or, the ‘trending’ 112 gender-identities*?
Yubaru
What "gender" does "transgender" fall under, for the purpose of equality that is?
Just asking for friend!
snowymountainhell
You always comment on others’ reading comprehension*@Yabaru 7:47am. *So, what part is difficult to understand?* The article clearly states:*
Some dude
How wonderful! The fans will be delighted to see this sterling example of social equality.
Oh, yeah. Forgot. No fans.
kohakuebisu
This is not true for road cycling. There are half as many competitors on a course that is half as long. It sounds like the IOC simply lets the UCI cycling federation do want it wants.
https://cyclingtips.com/2018/08/why-the-best-parts-are-missing-from-the-tokyo-2020-womens-road-race-course/
https://www.bicycling.com/racing/a29848228/uci-women-olympic-spots/
Strangerland
And excluding MMA. And many other sports I would imagine. It also depends how you define a sport.
snowymountainhell
No question here. This article clearly defines a “womens’ event” as “coxless”
Fighto!
Thats OK, you stick exclusively to enjoying watching the dudes if that floats your boat. Nothing wrong with that.
Most of us appreciate watching female sport at the top level, and of course encouraging them to compete at all levels. Watching Nadeshiko Japan is more exciting and competitive to me than Samurai Blue.
Sven Asai
I can’t even detect any gender, can only detect two similar groups there. Overtrained and overmedicated men and the other group, all those who want to be or look like those overtrained and overmedicated men. Can you follow? No? Fine, I also don’t follow that. lol
proxy
60% of the folks representing Canada identify as woman so that is not gender equality.
jiji Xx
@kohakuebisuToday 08:12 am JST
thank you for the links re the O cycling. it occurred to me while reading those articles that another anomaly is the fact that in tennis, men play 5 sets, women 3. or will that not hold at these Olympics?
John-San
So tell me this how could a team make Olympic selection when in it first game of softball got beaten by the team which is rank 2nd in the world and got beaten 8-1 and ended the game with a mercy call in the 5 innings. That is called ? maybe selected to make the numbers up for these games to be equal gender ? No that Australian softball team should not be select and the competition go without a team to solely to make up the numbers.
finally rich
Please. Don’t force women to do jobs/sports they don’t like just because of a handful of angry not so feminine feminists demand you to do so in name of ending the “patriarchy”
tooheysnew
judging by the photo above, & what I saw in last night’s nadeshiko game - I’d prefer watching the Swedish team
BeerDeliveryGuy
The photo caption, lol.
Playing sports professionally is not a “real job.”
If someone is willing to pay you to do it, isn’t it a real job.
Wakarimasen
Gender equity is surely the most important facet of the Olympics.
Brent Forrest
Yes. Most calculations are based on reality.
Yubaru
Next time I will point out the sarcasm for you! My comment flew right over your head!
snowymountainhell
No need @Yubaru 2:30pm your sarcasm was was clear the first time; ) just an opportunity to point out Someone can can be a stickler for semantics, and a little ‘pushy’, at times. - Have a great day, ‘mate! -
lostrune2
Most of these athletes have real jobs with paychecks that they left just for the chance to be in the Olympics
TARA TAN KITAOKA
Do you mean it was not before???
James
Excellent article. Haven't seen this information in American press.