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A Female Athlete – Breaking Down Barriers & Myths

At the 1984 LA Olympics, American runner Joan Benoit won the gold medal in the first ever Olympic marathon for women. Her time was 2:24:52, which would have won 11 of the previous 20 men’s Olympic marathons.

“Women should exercise at intensities lower than men.”

“Women have a lesser capacity of exercising as compared to men.”

“Female athletes are weaker than their male counterparts.”

These are some statements that you might have heard, or probably even agree with.

Broadly speaking, yes, there do exist biological variations between men and women in terms of performance, but it’s important to get the facts straight and view scientific evidence for the same.