Trans women athletes rule

    • mkwt@lemmy.world
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      Sumo is really the ultimate fair sport. There are no weight classes. Very few rules (setting aside the unwritten Japanese cultural traditions).

      Watching sumo, you quickly learn why every other fighting sport has weight classes.

      • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works
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        16 days ago

        does that make it a fair sport or a really unfair sport? also I saw a YouTube video something along the lines of “where’s the glory” in the thumbnail, it was REALLY interesting

      • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Would that not make it a fairly rich person’s game? Their calorie intake is like 20,000 calories. Throw in the ability to train and eat while being able to afford that, Id find it hard for most people

        • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          Joke’s on you: All sports at basically all levels are a rich person’s game.

          Luck is just the culmination of one’s self-compounding privilege.

        • BarbudoGrande@lemmy.world
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          I think many high level competitive sports are a rich man’s game.

          Behind a lot of athletes (from automotive to sports combat), are a sponsor or “team” that handles a lot of the talents needs and training.

          Still, the only way I could afford 20k calories daily would be gas station grub and cheap sugary booze.