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Originally Posted by BrianL99
The only semi-mainstream sports I can think of, where women and men *could* compete on an equal level, would be figure skating or dancing, or other sport where "grace" and "technique" are as valued as athleticism.
Synchronized Swimming? Break Dancing? Dressage?
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Every year there is a bicycle race across the entire US, a solo, nonstop type event. Some years a women wins outright (beats all of the men) Isa Pulver won the overall in 2023....at over 50 years of age!
Race Across America - Wikipedia
Amanda Coker performed the greatest feat of endurance athletic performance ever seen by riding 86,000 miles in one year
Amanda Coker - Wikipedia
Țara Dower holds the fastest known time on the Appalachian Trail among other fastest hikes
Tara Dower - Wikipedia
So there are some hard core endurance events where women can win outright. It's a long way from when we thought women's uteruses would fall out if they ran a marathon.
Boston, 1967: When marathons were just for men - BBC News
And, of course, women physicians have better outcomes then their male counterparts. So, while not sports, there's that.
Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates for Medicare Patients Treated by Male vs Female Physicians - PMC
But golf? I want to see somebody hit it 350 yards! I can hit 250 on a good day myself.
Joe