As an aside.....
....I don't think that whether or not women can beat men is the right question to answer, really.
Women's sport can be really exciting whether or not they're as strong as men. For example in the other sport I love the most - Marianne Vos is perhaps the most dominant and exciting cyclist in the world right now. And women's racing can actually be more exciting than men's to watch - more attacks, more risks taken.
Nonetheless, it's *way* less popular in terms of audiences. Partly is abut education I think - people just haven't discovered it, so it's not on tv, so people don't know the riders, so they don't want to watch it. Vicious circle.
There is also the element that men spend more on sporting equipment, so they're the people sponsors really want to reach. So they throw more cash at men's competition. Suspect that's the case in other sports too.
Not easy to know the right answer. In the end think I agree with King that having equal prize money sends a positive signal. But it is a bit artificial in some ways, at least at the moment.
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 8th 2013 at 13:26:09
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- yessss he did win it! (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 12:55:13
- was listening to the five live podcast this morning (Other Sports) - Charles21, Jul 8, 13:03:33
- Yep (Other Sports) - King, Jul 8, 12:59:15
- funnier than your ainslie joke! (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 12:59:59
- I'm not taking anything away from Murray (Other Sports) - King, Jul 8, 13:03:42
- but if england won the women's world cup (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 13:09:07
- I can't think of a single sport where the world's top woman would beat the world's top man (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 8, 13:15:08
- As an aside..... (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 8, 13:26:09
- There's a balance (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 8, 14:23:34
- show jumping (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 8, 13:25:54
- ultra triathlon world record is a woman (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 13:17:37
- And I think the deep free diving champ is as well, or was anyway (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 8, 13:19:43
- gymnastics where they do that stuff with ribbons (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 8, 13:16:37
- Synchronized swimming? (n/m) (Other Sports) - phrankin, Jul 8, 13:18:07
- As an aside..... (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 8, 13:26:09
- This is the main problem with people when they don't just enjoy something (Other Sports) - pants, Jul 8, 13:11:49
- I can't think of a single sport where the world's top woman would beat the world's top man (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 8, 13:15:08
- Phil Taylor, 16 World Championships, now that's a sporting achievement (n/m) (Other Sports) - thirsty work, Jul 8, 13:07:20
- but if england won the women's world cup (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 13:09:07
- I'm not taking anything away from Murray (Other Sports) - King, Jul 8, 13:03:42
- funnier than your ainslie joke! (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 12:59:59
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