XY Athletes in Women’s Olympic Boxing: The Paris 2024 Controversy Explained
The historical, political, and medical context of the Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting cases.
Doriane Lambelet Coleman
· 13 min read
sports
A collection of 6 posts
Benito Mussolini and the Fascist Love Affair with Soccer
Embracing a sport that combines nationalism, mass spectacle, and physical refinement, Il Duce set out to make Italy a World Cup champion.
Luciano Wernicke
· 8 min read
Disc Golf’s Lia Thomas Moment
As a biologically male player continues a meteoric rise on the female circuit, women are starting to speak out.
Jonathan Kay
· 19 min read
Male and Female Athletic Performance: Worlds Apart
The different physical attributes of males and females have functional consequences for sports-relevant outputs.
Jon Pike, Emma Hilton, and Leslie A. Howe
· 8 min read
Sex Differences, Gender, and Competitive Sport
What are the physiological and anatomical differences between men and women that affect performance?
Andrew Langford
· 13 min read
Confronting a New Threat to Female Athletics
The movement for trans inclusion now begins in youth sports, where many leagues have no restrictions beyond self-identification.
Julian Vigo
· 14 min read