Obviously this won’t work for all sports, but things like football, track, soccer, it would allow for de-gendered team, even allowing athletes with the skills but not the genetically-endowed physical attributes to have a place to play.

Note: I know very little about sports and being on a sports team, so please point out anything that doesn’t make sense.

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    At a minimum men are born with more muscle fibres and process energy a little more effectively. Puberty is not a factor.

    If we could wave a magic wand and make transitions change the multitude of differences it’d be great but the science isn’t there yet. We’re left with reality.

    Weight classes won’t cut it unfortunately.

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      Lean muscle per kg of body weight is significantly higher for men.