Are there any sports without Gender Division?

[Anonymous]

Recently found out Chess had gender division too which amazed me cause I thought there's nothing preventing women to be as good as men in a non physical sport

[lightbulb27]

supercross... I don't know of women's version and women can compete with the men if they want.. it's based on lap time. I'm sure it exists somewhere... but the women, if they are fast enough, can race for the cash. Ladies... it's all yours for the taking.

You can also be LGBTQZ+-!&(>; as far as I know, after all... people are wearing costumes... I mean protective gear. You could mate with a herd of elephants on Friday and Saturday, race for the podium. what a country!

I don't think you can identify as a dog, although dog isn't really a gender but it could be redefined as that if we worked hard enough.. Id have to check the rule book. I'm not even sure what the definition of dog is anyways. I doubt they let a "dog" ride a 450cc bike, 60hp... woof!. Maybe a Labradoodle could do it... but it be a stretch.

[Anonymous]

Very few

Like horse riding and billiards or anything that doesn't involve too much physical strain but again chess is still surprising to me

[Ashley1993]

I can't serious think of one
Men are just built different and competing with men is unfair for women

[NamerOfStars]

Even in chess? Athletic sports, sure, but CHESS?

[Ashley1993]

Yep
Might sound weird coming from a woman but Men are just better at 99% of things

[ScienceThumper]

@NamerOfStars The hormone ballstosterone causes competitiveness (as long as oxytocin and other shit doesn't soften you, like after cooming and playing with children you won't be competitive even with testosterone levels considered high). Where physical strength and endurance doesn't matter you'll have more mental endurance still and tolerate more stress before you give up.

[NamerOfStars]

Okay. But it's not like musculature, or circulatory/pulmonary issues, where men are going to have an advantage no matter what women do. Chess strategy is learned, not innate.

[NamerOfStars]

@ScienceThumper And now you're inventing new hormones? Comrade Lysenko would be proud.

[ScienceThumper]

@NamerOfStars as a ScienceThumper, I can link reputable recent scientific journals backing up every single science claim that I make, including the softening effect of oxytocin inhibiting the competitiveness usually present with high testosterone levels, and that just like muscle protein breakdown is slowed down by androgens, allowing you to perform more physical work without losing muscle, so too does it increase persistence and perseverance allowing you to engage in competition for more without feeling too stressed out.

[NamerOfStars]

@ScienceThumper Oh, grow up.

[ScienceThumper]

Someone is triggered by the talk about testosterone.

[nyc_j]

I believe luge doubles actually does not distinguish. It's almost always two men, but I don't think there's anything in the rules that says it has to be.

And of course, there are women's leagues in things like baseball, basketball, football, hockey, etc. – but MLB, NHL, NFL, NBA teams are all able to add women if they chose to do so..

[jshm2]

Women aren't as good as men, even in chess.

It isn't just physical and mental, but in experience. Men's sports and events are just decades ahead of women's. Doesn't mean woman are bad at it, just that the spectacle, and expectations are different between the two.

Go to a men's sports or event and then a woman's the day after. You'll understand what I'm talking about.

[abc3643]

Mixed Doubles Tennis

https://www.youtube.com/embed/OQaxYJGB92Q

[Asker]

Well I saw a video where the male purposefully kept serving to the opponent female and she failrd everytime

[Anonymous]

If there is nothing preventing women from being as good as men in a non-physical sport then why, pray tell, are they so under-represented in chess? Literally nothing is stopping them.

Hmmm. Sort of like a lot of things when you stop and think about it.

[NamerOfStars]

It's even worse than you may know- FIDE won't let MTF transsexuals compete in women's tournaments. I mean, more physical sports, okay, but if you can't lift three quarters of an ounce...

[AviatorTom]

Pool has men's and women's leagues, but women can, and do, compete successfully against men at the pool table.

[deus_ex_sisyphus]

Great question, my guess would be sports that do not place heavy emphasis on endurance, flexibility, or power. Like curling, equestrian races, and pool

[RebelinSteel]

Only really Equestrian

[Asker]

Yep google said the same

[RebelinSteel]

Yep Team GB said the same

[Anonymous]

Not really, and for good reason.

Some of the "sports" some respondents have given as examples are not really sports. Pool is a competitive activity, but not a sport.

[OtterMan68]

Darts

[riverrat3]

Rifle, air rifle