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Any Olympic sports that aren’t gender-specific? The horsie events? -- nm

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Jul 25 '21, 18:16

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weren't they going to make ballroom dancing an oly sport? or chess? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 19:41
So, sports where maybe they could be non-gender specific… Archery, shooting… maybe skateboarding? Table tennis? Fencing? -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 18:53 1
- I think fencing would favor a larger percentage of males with the reach advantage -- (link) - JD Jul 25, 18:56
there are a few mixed-team sports, and horse ones are whatever. the IOC had at least talked about making men's events open, but I don't think they did -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 18:30 5
- There's more mixed events this Olympiad than there have been historically been with mixed gender events for shooting, archery, judo, swimming, track, - JD Jul 25, 18:52 4
  - Mixed judo? -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 18:54 3
    - Team of six. Three weight classes for each gender. Competitors compete against corresponding athletes from other teams -- (link) - JD Jul 25, 18:59 2
      - Everyone goes out there at the same time! It’s Streets of Rage, but in real life! -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 19:02 1
        
        Not exactly the gentle way at that point but definitely sounds entertaining. -- (link) - JD Jul 25, 19:08 [youtube]
Sailing. Take me away. -- nm - loosilu Jul 25, 18:16 3
- Men's and Women's sailing is separated. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 18:18 2
  - I had no idea. -- nm - loosilu Jul 25, 18:19 1
    - it used to be mixed. but not since like the '80s. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 18:32

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