Woman Cannot Compete Against Men in Sports
In the article, “Woman Cannot Compete Against Men in Sports,” Mrs. Amby Burfoot, evaluated the origin of suppression of women in sports. She brought to light the statistical facts if women can compete in sports with men then they should be treated equal. It has been found in many surveys of men and women runners alike that women are usually given an advantage, but that advantage is unneeded. It had been proven that not only can women win without an advantage but they can usually surpass their man opponent in most cases.
At the 2005 Los Angeles Marathon and at the Gate River Run 15-K in Jacksonville, Florida, the fastest women runners were given a "head start" over the fastest men. In this battle …show more content…
This would not prove anything about women having more tolerance, but it was a nice proposition. The study did prove however, that women had more tolerance, therefore it received its 15 minutes of greatest fame in 1992. Indeed, from 1990 to 1998, the time respite between the women's marathon world record and the men's record increased from 14:16 to 14:42. In contrast, a study conducted by Steven Seiler, offered new evidence that women slowed down at all running distances. This was thought to be because of random out of competition drug testing. The new drug testing made its debut in early 1989. This conduct a conclusion to women benefiting more from steroid drugs. A man's staging did not suffer as much from the abolition of steroids, so the effect was not a noticeable. In addition, if you think that women can and will catch men at an equal opportunity then you must pull together both a physiological and a statistical argument. Over the years, many have tried to prove this theory, and all have failed. On the physiological front, the most-liked disputation has been that women have more body fat than men, which may be true and can utilize that fat as a fuel better than
In the article, “Woman Cannot Compete Against Men in Sports,” Mrs. Amby Burfoot, evaluated the origin of suppression of women in sports. She brought to light the statistical facts if women can compete in sports with men then they should be treated equal. It has been found in many surveys of men and women runners alike that women are usually given an advantage, but that advantage is unneeded. It had been proven that not only can women win without an advantage but they can usually surpass their man opponent in most cases.
At the 2005 Los Angeles Marathon and at the Gate River Run 15-K in Jacksonville, Florida, the fastest women runners were given a "head start" over the fastest men. In this battle …show more content…
This would not prove anything about women having more tolerance, but it was a nice proposition. The study did prove however, that women had more tolerance, therefore it received its 15 minutes of greatest fame in 1992. Indeed, from 1990 to 1998, the time respite between the women's marathon world record and the men's record increased from 14:16 to 14:42. In contrast, a study conducted by Steven Seiler, offered new evidence that women slowed down at all running distances. This was thought to be because of random out of competition drug testing. The new drug testing made its debut in early 1989. This conduct a conclusion to women benefiting more from steroid drugs. A man's staging did not suffer as much from the abolition of steroids, so the effect was not a noticeable. In addition, if you think that women can and will catch men at an equal opportunity then you must pull together both a physiological and a statistical argument. Over the years, many have tried to prove this theory, and all have failed. On the physiological front, the most-liked disputation has been that women have more body fat than men, which may be true and can utilize that fat as a fuel better than