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GCE Tribune August 14, 2120
Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals goes to Women in the 400 Medley Relay Race of the 2120 Olympic Games By: CG It has been twenty-eight years since the National Olympic Committees implemented the Olympic law “Ultimate Best”. The “Ultimate Best” law allows sports that have relays men and women compete head to head. These relay races are only for those who qualify in the final heat of the men’s and women’s final heat. The final heats are combined into the ultimate final heat where both men and women compete in the same heat together. In 2064, when news broke of the decision of the National Olympic Committees allowing this new law, there was much uproar in the sport community, world-wide. The news of women and men being able to compete in the same event and in the same heat was all people could talk about with the anticipation of the Olympic Games that came right after the “Ultimate Best” law was passed. There was talk about the fairness of the “Ultimate Best” law, and how it was unfair to have both men and women compete against each other because biologically men are physically stronger than women. Women on average, have less total muscle mass, both in absolute terms and relative to total body mass. The greater muscle mass of men is the result of testosterone-induced muscular hypertrophy. Men also have denser, stronger bones, tendons, and ligaments. This allows men to physically dominate a sport over women which is why the fairness of the “Ultimate Best” law was being questioned.