A collection of 39 posts
With a biologically male athlete poised to break a Canadian women’s record, it’s time for the sport’s leaders to acknowledge the reality of sexual dimorphism.
A frightening injury at an NHL-sponsored transgender tournament in Wisconsin reminds us why women’s leagues should remain sex-protected spaces.
Herschel Walker is discovering that moving from professional football to politics isn’t as easy as it looks.
‘This nagging feeling that she had an unfair advantage arose every time we hit each other in practice. For me, it was like hitting a brick wall.’
From self-belief to self-care.
Putin’s Neo-Soviet Russia reverted to form with its systematic doping regime at the 2014 Sochi games.
It’s wrong to make everyone wait for proof of the obvious when it comes to genetic males outperforming genetic females.
Whatever really happened between Zhang and Peng, the truth is that they were both already victims, having been raised in a society that completely denies the importance of the individual.
But we must also strive to raise realistic, resilient children who are better prepared for life’s quotidian challenges.
They are necessary because without them none of the things that are noble can flourish.
Skateboarding is simple and complex, pointless and transformational.
MMA represents a meeting of cultures and individuals that transcend identity, class, and geography while integrating art and philosophy with sport—a healthy pressure valve in the modern world.
As recent studies have shown, these advantages generally don’t go away simply because an athlete has changed their pronouns and hormone chemistry. At the highest levels, the difference between male and female world records typically hovers around 10 percent.
In our hyper-connected times, personal resilience is a muscle worth exercising.
Tyson embodies the moral ambiguity of boxing’s rich tapestry: brutal and beautiful; entertaining and repellent; dishonorable and inspiring.