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Wow, can’t even win with a clear biological advantage. I read that Hubbard snapped the ligament in the left arm a few years ago. That was supposed to be career-ending.
He was too old. Thought he could have swung it competing against girls.
Yes because women's competitions are far less competitive.
Take basketball for example. In the men's game there are oodles of great players all over the world. In the women's game, most of the great players are in one or two countries.
If you're a great female athlete, you face, in general, much less competition, especially in a worldwide events like the olympics.
Just the facts. Around the world, way more men play sports than women...and that has to do with the fact that men have greater opportunities as well, especially when you get outside of the free, civilized world.
So nice of you to clarify that you think that medals won by women are worth less than medals won by men.
But sure, as others have said Canadian men need to step it up, and follow the example set by the ladies.
He never said that and it’s an absurd interpretation of his statement.
Then why question the relative validity of medals won by women? An Olympic medal is an Olympic medal. Period.
There is also a lot less competition is certain Olympic sports than others, and some don't even involve much physical stamina at all.
(BTW you guys are talking to someone who thinks that the Paralympic games should be incorporated into the Olympics. After all, Paralympic medals are won by people too. There should only be one games for all humans, but with different categories of course.)
Then why question the relative validity of medals won by women? An Olympic medal is an Olympic medal. Period.
There is also a lot less competition is certain Olympic sports than others, and some don't even involve much physical stamina at all.
(BTW you guys are talking to someone who thinks that the Paralympic games should be incorporated into the Olympics. After all, Paralympic medals are won by people too. There should only be one games for all humans, but with different categories of course.)
The poster didn't question the 'validity' of the medals, rather, they highlighted the, very true, fact that it tends to be easier for certain countries to dominate wider swaths of events on the women's side due to sparser world wide competitors. You are also absolutely correct that certain events on the men's side also have sparser competitors and correspondingly, the achievements don't tend to garner the same level of appreciation as those events that are highly competitive.
As for your take of the paralympics, I'd disagree (and this is only my opinion obviously) simply due to the notion that the olympics are about the absolute best athletes in the world (I know, in theory, and never fully in practice). Throwing in additional subcategories, imho, dilutes this notion. Paralympians are amazing athletes in their own right, but there should just be 1 100 meter gold medalist. Gender obviously is a fly in the ointment, but one that is more readily acceptable (modern transgender politics not withstanding).
He is 43 and the medal winners typically are mid 20s. Amazing he got this far with his past injuries.
He is still the oldest woman to make it that far in power lifting for the Olympics and that is a historical record in and of itself.
It was the "he to she" and going to the olympics that was the highlight. Not what he/she could actually lift.
It's all about being woke these days.
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