Do you think having mixed-gender contests in all sports will be a good motivating factor to push female athletes, or will it be a demoralising one?

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It could be a motivation for girls to push themselves and train harder to beat the guys, and guys will be motivated to push harder to not lose to girls.

At the same time, there might be occasions where girls can never beat the guys in a certain sport and vice versa, and it would be demoralising the the athletes to train for something that is impossible to win.

If this is the case, what sports would it be good to have mixed gender contests?

Your thoughts?

Answer 1

Doody22

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I would say demoralising and in some cases dangerous. I don't think lack of motivation is an issue for female athletes. You could have mixed sports like darts and snooker/pool where it's more skill than athleticism.

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TadCurious | 120 opinions shared on Sports topic.

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That would make a travesty of sports. We're already seeing that with girls being forced to compete against guys who "feel like" they are girls (so-called "transgenders").

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gruvman

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Girls can beat guys in fighting sport I think. Well, if they allow groin strikes lol

Do you think having mixed-gender contests in all sports will be a good motivating factor to push female athletes, or will it be a demoralising one?

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