In sports such as football and basketball, we see that mostly men are prominent in the media. In sports that require flexibility, such as gymnastics, women stand out. Of course, regardless of gender, everyone has the right to be involved in any sport they want, but in this content, we will focus on the advantages and disadvantages that biology offers to these people who want to be interested in the sport they want.
It is often seen that a certain gender stands out in sports competitions. This is the other gender good enough Of course, that doesn’t mean it can’t perform. Just to keep the competition even, the genders in different leagues facing each other. In this regard, most peoplesex x cannot do y sport” he is quick to complain. But in this issue, gender from discrimination There are things that come first.
Although we can show them different titles such as psychological reasons, we will not cover them in this content. biological reasons, that is man and woman We will focus on the advantages and disadvantages that your body offers in certain sports.
Note: Of course, before we start, let’s say that we are defending the fact that anyone can do any sport they want. What we will talk about here is just at competitive level advantages/disadvantages of the human body.
Looking at the Olympic data, men are ahead of women in branches where muscle use is required more:
a track and field athlete Tori Bowie The record in the Olympics held in 2017, It was 10.78 seconds for 100 meters. This record has been beaten thousands of times by teenagers and adults. Even though the difference between him and his opponents who are not as high-level as him was less, this did not prevent him from being passed.
Likewise, the world champion Allyson Felix’s record of completing the 400 meters in 49.26 seconds was surpassed thousands of times by the men. So does that mean they’re not good enough?
Of course no. It’s not because they have more opportunities or have trained better that men beat the record a thousand times over here. Two units, one female and one male, quite well trained Imagine you are an athlete.
They both use the best their bodies can offer, but in some sports, one is more advantageous than the other. So how does this happen?
Bonnie Berkowitz and by Alberto Cuadra Let’s proceed in a simple way from the information gathered. But before that, let’s not forget that both of our athletes are developing quite well. well both top athletes.
from the muscles To begin with, hormones like testosterone in men naturally increase the proportion of muscles with low fat percentage. Simply because the ratio of these muscles is higher, in sports that require muscle use. more advantageous they are. As we said, the women we are comparing are also very high level athletes.
The size of the heart also gives men an advantage in a way:
Because they have a heart that is generally larger in size than women, they have muscles. more amount of blood is pumped. This is more common in sports that require muscle use as before. durability provides.
The role of the amount of fat stored in the body should not be overlooked:
In the image above, you can see the areas where fat is stored in men’s and women’s bodies. When we look at the general weight, the average weight of a woman who is an athlete 16 percent oil appears to have formed. In male athletes, this rate is approximately 8 percent.
Estrogen is the reason why women have more fat than men. In addition, the fat ratio we mentioned Don’t see it as redundant.. Because the rates we mentioned for both genders are necessary for the regular operation of all systems. necessary.
When it comes to flexibility, we see that the female body has better mobility:
located in the lower abdomen of the pelvis bone Being different in both sexes also affects their mobility. In this context, women to mobility gets it. We see that they use this advantage in sports that require flexibility such as gymnastics.
In men, the structure of this bone, which is heavier, longer and thicker, is more important than flexibility. will carry the heavy body positioned accordingly.
Finally, the meeting angle of the bones in the joint areas of the knees, which is largely responsible for more serious injuries in women’s football matches:
As you can see from the image, women your bones in the joint area meeting angleslightly higher than that of men. This causes more load on those parts. While this means a higher chance of injury, it should be noted that with hard work these areas will be strengthened.
Don’t be fooled by these biological differences!
These are male or female athletes. preemptive They are not factors. They only give them an advantage or a disadvantage when they enter the competition. In this context, many times in history, women and men have been involved in activities that require endurance and muscle strength. got ahead of We saw. Let’s look at a few examples together.
Jackie Tonawanda, known as the ‘woman Muhammad Ali’, knocked out Larry Rodania in 1975:
Billie Jean King, who faced Bobby Riggs in 1973, made women’s professional tennis matches more popular by beating her opponent in the match watched with excitement by millions of people:
Danica Patrick, who made history by winning the Japan Indy 300 in 2008:
And many more:
The advantages and disadvantages we mentioned in this content are knitted between certain genders and sports. they are not concrete walls. So, with enough work and perseverance, they too can disappear. The fact that the two sexes compete in separate leagues is more important than gender discrimination today. to equalize the terms is being done.
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For example, the NBA star LeBron James with WNBA star Candace Parker, one of the most prominent names in their league. But for the reasons we just mentioned, putting the two names against each other. it won’t be fair in the middle. But that doesn’t stop both Parker and James from playing basketball. You can also share your thoughts in the comment section.
resources: Duke Law, Washington Post