Why Has Gender Testing for Athletic Competition Tended to Focus

question 30

Multiple Choice

Why has gender testing for athletic competition tended to focus on women?

• A) Fear that men would masquerade as women to win competitions
• B) Fear that women would masquerade as men to win competitions
• C) Fear that women and men would end up competing against each other
• D) It was thought to be easier to test women than men.
• E) It was thought that athletic women were less likely to be honest.

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