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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    Just make an “open class” where any identification, body mods, and performance enhancing drugs are unregulated. The best athletes that science can create.

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      17 days ago

      Everyone would die of heart attacks. I’m glad no one is trying this, the death rate would be through the roof.

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            That’s not due to performance enhancing drugs and body mods though, right? That’s due to diet and associated lifestyle.

            Although I think I still see your point; some sports not only encourage but require the top echelon of the sport to sacrifice their long-term health for the sake of a competitive edge. I’d use sumo as a cautionary tale as to why it’s a bad idea, rather than proof that athletes are willing to make that sacrifice.