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[timelets]

Rhythmic gymnastics would make a great anchor show at an annual Aphrodisia festival in ancient Greece. Both Paris and Odysseus would agree that the skills and beauty demonstrated by today's top teams are divine in nature.

Nevertheless, Athing Mu, the runner, is the best. She runs just like the olympians on this ancient vase.




http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greek_olympics_gallery_03.shtml

Comments

[chuka_lis]

ага, молодец! здорово бежала. никто не обогнал.

[timelets]

Быстрее ветра!

[tijd]

Ancient Greeks knew something about gender controversies.

Christine Mboma from Namibia won silver in the 200 m race but was not allowed to compete in 400 m because of a naturally occurring high testosterone level https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Mboma#Testosterone_levels_controversy



The gender controversy in women’s sports allows Republicans to weaponize transphobia for winning the next election.

Throughout 2020, 19 states proposed banning transgender girls and women from sports teams that match their gender identities. In March 2020, Idaho passed one of these bans, calling it the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.” After the ACLU contested the law, a U.S. District Court put a hold on its implementation.
This calendar year, state legislators proposed 170 bills targeting trans youths. Some would restrict gender-affirming health care. Over 75 focus on sports, many suggesting invasive medical examinations to enforce the exclusion of gender-nonconforming children from girls’ teams. Others suggest imposing criminal penalties if trans children participate in sports consistent with their gender identities. On Wednesday, a federal judge blocked the enactment of one bill in West Virginia that became law.
These bills extend the decades-long political fight over transgender rights at school, at work and in public institutions. They reveal that racism is entangled with anti-trans politics, as they assume White, Western standards of femininity and how women should look. These bans increase suspicion of both transgender and cisgender girls and women, especially those of color — much as has happened in elite sports where female athletes with intersex variations (who are not transgender) are targeted by sex testing policies. The United Nations and Human Rights Watch argue that gender policing violates basic human rights.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/26/states-are-still-trying-ban-trans-youths-sports-heres-what-you-need-know/