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How Women Dominate Men In One Sport
It is common knowledge that in sports involving strength and speed, men have natural advantages that women lack – and that’s why we segregate those sports by gender. In a recent review of track and field events, for example, the year’s world’s-best performance for women was bested by at least 10 boys under 18 in every category. And when the women were compared to men, it was much worse. In the 100-meter dash, the best women’s result was beaten more than 10,000 times by men. And in the 800-meter, the best woman’s result was beaten more than 14,000 times by men.
Now, you might think that this would hold true for martial arts, and it generally does. But not always. See “Look at This,” below…