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Equal-opportunity murderball

2024/8/30
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Sean Rameswaram: 本期节目讨论了女子首次参加美国轮椅橄榄球队这一具有历史意义的事件,并探讨了混合性别运动的复杂性。轮椅橄榄球这项运动激烈快速,被称为“Murderball”。美国队首次有女性运动员参加,Sarah Adam 更是取得了历史性的进球。 Audrey Nelson: Sarah Adam 的加入具有里程碑式的意义。她不仅是首位参加美国混合性别轮椅橄榄球队的女性运动员,其个人经历也颇为独特。她是在诊断患有多发性硬化症之前就爱上了这项运动,并最终凭借实力和策略在残奥会上取得了成功。她认为女性运动员在比赛中需要采用不同的策略,更注重技巧和策略而非单纯的力量对抗。轮椅橄榄球运动长期以来男性运动员占据主导地位,这与脊髓损伤的性别差异以及缺乏对女性运动员的积极招募有关。在早期,这项运动的规则只允许患有特定类型的脊髓损伤的运动员参加,而这类损伤在男性中的发生率更高。此外,社会文化因素也导致女性运动员参与度较低。 Sarah Adam: Sarah Adam 认为应该有更多仅限女性参加的轮椅橄榄球队,这有助于提升女性运动员的参与度和支持度。但她同时认为,在精英级别的比赛中,不应该为了性别配额而降低竞技水平,因为轮椅橄榄球是一项精英运动,运动员需要具备很高的竞技水平。 Kathy Newman: Kathy Newman 指出,脊髓损伤在男性中的发生率远高于女性,这导致轮椅橄榄球运动长期以来男性运动员占据主导地位。 Andrea Bundon: Andrea Bundon 认为,残奥会在性别平等方面取得了进展,但仍有提升空间。她不赞成为了性别配额而牺牲竞技水平,但混合性别运动可以促进男女运动员的共同发展,并为年轻一代树立榜样。混合性别运动的目标是提升女性运动员的可见度,最终目标可能是形成男女独立的联赛。

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Sarah Adam made history as the first woman on the US wheelchair rugby team at the Paralympics. This achievement marks a significant step in co-ed sports, challenging the male dominance in wheelchair rugby.
  • Sarah Adam is the first woman to play wheelchair rugby for Team USA at the Paralympics.
  • Wheelchair rugby, also known as Murderball, is a fast-paced, full-contact sport played by athletes in wheelchairs.
  • Sarah discovered wheelchair rugby before being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, which later qualified her for the sport.
  • Only a small number of women have competed in wheelchair rugby at the Paralympics.

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For the first time, a woman is playing on the US wheelchair rugby team at the Paralympics. It’s a sign of progress in the complicated arena of co-ed sports.

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah with original reporting by Audrey Nelson, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Photo by Marco Mantovani/Getty Images.

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