Teen athletes have traditionally been  classified as
    "boys"  or "girls"
    so that  girls
    can participate in sports without having to compete against 
    boys who are usually stronger 
    and faster than girls. 
    This system worked as long as everyone agreed on which athletes were
    girls
    and which athletes were boys.  Today some
    disagree about who qualifies as girls
    and  who qualifies as boys.
    
    One thing hasn't changed.   There are  
    two different genetic types  of  athletes.   One type
    has two "X" chromosomes.  The other has an "XY" combination
      of   chromosomes.
            Athletes  
      who   have an "XY"
    combination of   chromosomes
      are usually stronger 
        and faster than  athletes who
              have 
        two "X" chromosomes.   
        
      To  
        insure  everyone  an
      equal 
              opportunity to participate in
                        sports 
      athletes who
              have an "XY" combination of  
          chromosomes should
                  not 
                                                          
      compete against 
      athletes who
                  have 
            two "X" chromosomes.
            
              The  
            "Y" chromosome
          can be
          detected
          using a
              microscope  
                    because it
          is shorter
          than 
            the 
          "X"
                chromosome.
                Thus
          it
              would
                      
                        be easy 
                      to divide athletes  into "X"
                                  
                                and  
                "Y" groups.
                  
                       Athletes
                might 
                want
                to
                                        give
                                        the
                                                          groups 
                                                          names
                                                          
                                                          like 
                  "Xenas"
                    
                                              and "Yodas".   
                      
                  
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Need New Teen Athletes Classification System
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