Originally Posted by
Voodoo76
Wow. Isn't the statement "The revised rules are not about cheating, no athlete with a [difference of sexual development] has cheated, they are about levelling the playing field to ensure fair and meaningful competition in the sport of athletics where success is determined by talent, dedication and hard work rather than other contributing factors," relegating a natural genetic difference to the category of "other contributing factors" ? If so shouldn't the same reasoning apply to other genetic advantages as well as T?
The science, understanding and measurement of physiology and performance in aerobic sports are only going to get better. Seems like a very slippery slope.
There is a large group that believes achievement [in anything] that does not come mostly from dedication and hard work, needs leveling - by them, or another committee. As they learn one area, some other unfair thing will come up. I have no short term hope.
It is the leveling that is so hard to do. Tie a rock on them, or give them drugs, or the other way, add bionics or give them drugs, or make them just pay more for everything. It is a slippery slope.
The other thing "they" do is add yet another division. There are about 200 USAC National Champion categories right now.
We have gender, age, equipment categories now. Weight is another common one.