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Michael Phelps believes in an even playing field

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DoYouSeaWhatISea · 18/01/2022 23:21

Michael Phelps speaks to Christiane Amanpour CNN, and says that he believes in an even playing field, when asked about Lia Thomas, of Penn womens swim team.

Of course, P News interprets that as ironic because, erm, Michael has long arms.

I’d say if anyone understands competitive sport and fairness, it’s Phelps. I’ve liked him for a decade, and more so today.

Maybe someone clever than me could post an archive link to the PNews article, for those that don’t want to click. TIA.

nypost.com/2022/01/17/michael-phelps-ncaas-lia-thomas-controversy-very-complicated/

www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/18/lia-thomas-michael-phelps-university-pennsylvania/

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Justkeeppedaling · 18/01/2022 23:28

Much as I hate the idea off men in women's sport, it's not a level playing field generally speaking, is it?

I'm 5'2". I'm never going to win the high jump or a sprint or anything else.

To be truly fair, we should categorise by height, weight, arm length etc to make sure everyone has a fair chance - a bit like they do in the Paralympics.