We’ve been told men and women perform so differently as athletes that they have to compete separately.
This research says… not always.
In wheelchair basketball, performance tracks more with ability and training than sex — and in many cases, men and women perform the same.
https://theconversation.com/my-research-on-wheelchair-basketball-challenges-one-of-the-biggest-assumptions-about-sex-differences-in-sports-261624
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