Should women have their own separate olympics?

But women don't compete against guys?..

I just watched a video of a japanese boy running the 100m in 10.19 at the age of 16. The woman who won the adult competition in the London 2012 event did it in 10.75. For anyone who knows anything about running, that is a astronomical difference. Check any junior record of boys who are far from their full potential and they still crush the adult women, most times by unreal margins. Women rarely even come close to males who are still growing and going through puberty. And don't get me started on sports like football where the best female teams lose to local 15yo boys by 5 goals or more.


So what is the point of having females in the main olympics when they can't even compete with boys? This is why we have youth olympics, paralympics or special olympics... so that physically inferior people have a chance. I'm not saying women should be banned, but that everyone should go through the same trials to qualify. If literally ZERO women make it, then, you know...tough. The olympic motto is ''Citius, Altius, Fortius'' : race, gender or age are irrelevant. I only want to see the best people win.

I don't see your point women don't compete with men why should they have a separate Olympics? Can you also send me the link of that Japanese boy thanks

As for the other replies : men not competing directly against women is not the point. The ramifications of this go beyond sports. Women have their own maths olympiads, chess competitions and titles, poker tournaments, pool, darts, bridge, scrabble leagues and so on.. and most of these things aren't even physical. Yet men completely dominate every single one of them.

The point is this : we either accept that men and women are extremely different , both physiologically and psychologically (especially at the high end of the spectrum) and so we need different leagues for each gender or we go for the ''everything is a social construct'' theory and eliminate all barriers, making it a total meritocracy. Including women in the main olympics sends the message that they deserve to be there and gives them credibility that they simply do not deserve. How can you, as a female athlete, show up and call yourself an olympian when you know there's a 16 yo boy or a disabled man that could wipe the floor with you?

Hello my friend,

Do you actually have any idea what you are talking about? Do you even play any sport yourself? I'm guessing you don't. You do realise that women don't compete against the men, there are many other attributes which women bring to a sport, physical appearances are not the only things that matter.

Surely there has to be a fair representation of our population today.

Finally, I play women's football myself and have played with girls who have represented their country. I know many of them who play in the boys team at school and are treated equally both with skill and technique.

Now that you have been fully educated, maybe you can now join the rest of us in the 21st century.

WELCOME

How can you respect female players when they are so horribly awful?