Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Women vs men

There are many issues that are involved between women competing against men. Such as in baseball or soccer, many women are capable of competing within or against the men's team. There are numerous female athletes that have proved that women can be athletic and be as same level as men in certain sports. Thus, many individuals encourage women to compete against men. However, my opinion is a little different. It is possible for women to compete against men, but not in every sports at elite level. The best example will be track and field. Just by comparing 100m record of men's (9.58 by Usain Bolt) and women's (10.49 by Flo Jo), it clearly shows that there is a huge time gap in between them. Also in every other events, men's records are higher, further or faster. It is true that women were introduced later in track and field than men did so their bodies were not as developed as mens. However, because of biological reasons, it is impossible for female athletes to run, jump, and throw against male athletes. A good example will be the differences between testosterone level. In track and field, production level of testosterone is vital. As you produce more, your performance will improve significantly. So, if we look at biological aspects between male and female, males produce lot more testosterone than women. Moreover, in track and field, it will not be fair for women to compete against men in elite level. It is great to watch women and men go against each other in sports. There are millions of men who are not capable of running 100m in 10.49 like Flo Jo did. But, if we let Flo Jo race against Usain Bolt, it would not be a fair race for Flo Jo.

Kun Bang. Sec 4779

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