Ian Gatt (THE B🥊XING PHYSIO) on LinkedIn: #safetyfirst #olympics #boxing | 19 comments (2024)

Ian Gatt (THE B🥊XING PHYSIO)

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Did you know?🤔So…there has been an uproar regarding this recent 🥊 fight at these current Olympic Games in 🇫🇷 with many commenting on unfairness of a female having more ‘biological’ male traits competing vs a female athlete! ⤵️https://lnkd.in/egdWCT4ULet’s first look at the science…The quoted ‘162% difference’ between males & females was not tested in 🥊 or any combat sport but rather non-athletes https://lnkd.in/eG95FVFcSo males exhibited more strength in a ‘cranking’ action = ⬆️shoulder flexors + elbow extensors…but does it translate to 🥊? 🧐So what about 🥊? This study actually shows that males ‘typically’ had a higher impulse (more severe punches) than females…however there was an overlap meaning that individual punching performance could not be based ‘solely’ on gender https://lnkd.in/e7aCUP8UWell…Here this study actually showed that in boxers, males had a higher force & reaction ⏰ with the rear hand (strongest shot in 🥊) than females! 😳https://lnkd.in/eKAfKq8gSo it is fair to say studies show physical superiority of males vs females…in punching power 💥🤛What’s my take? 👀Having been around elite Olympic boxers for >15yrs I can defo say that matched by weight males do have superior punching power advantage & hence why more care is required towards intergender sparring…let alone competition! 🥊 is no darts or archery!So for me any decisions made regarding participation of athletes in a sport like 🥊 should be firstly based on safety. Was the inclusion of this athlete based on safety for others?…suppose the jury is out 🤷🏻♂️#SafetyFirst #Olympics #Boxing

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Charli Robertson

Performance sport physiotherapist/PhD candidate/Social Justice Advocate/Story Teller/AuDHD

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I think there is a lot more depth to this that you and others missing, Ian. Plenty of scaremongering and misinformation not helping this already difficult situation. I too am absolutely on the side of safety but the nuanced facts and wider picture don’t support the reductionist view being disseminated. The simple version is easy to spread because humans want a simple black and white answer and these can be portrayed in a snapshot on social media…. But as in all good science AND in sport, it’s not that simple…

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Damien Gregory

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Nice post. I hope a miracle happens and 'they' get knocked out...

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Charli Robertson

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It is unfair on both athletes that the governing and regulatory bodies have failed them so obviously in this instance.The Caster Semenya case should have helped them learn various difficult lessons, especially with what Caster has been through.Sex based performance differences matter across the board but in contact sports, the risks are amplified.

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