Steve QJ
1 min readFeb 23, 2022

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No, my question is, what is your point?😅 Sport is physical activity. So yes, obviously strength will be a component in all sports (yes, speed and power are applications of strength). Flexibility is too. I can't think of many sports where the athletes aren't flexible, but it's not the key component. Because when you use flexibility (i.e. push joints the their maximum ranges of motion) you increase the risk of injury dramatically. This is just about how human bodies work.

Even a sport where women are generally better, gymnastics for example, relies heavily on strength and power. And, of course, the strongest and most power females excel in these sports. Again, this is just about how human bodies move and work. If you can suggest a sport where strength or speed wouldn't be an advantage, that you think would be equally interesting to watch, I'd love to hear about it. We have some, archery for example, but they're just not as interesting to most people, men and women. It has nothing to do with sexism.

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Steve QJ
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