Khosla T
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1983 Sep 10;287(6394):736-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.287.6394.736.
Eight new events (handball, basketball, and six rowing events) were introduced for women in the Olympic Games at Montreal in 1976. Of 187 women rowers who competed at Montreal, none was shorter than the mean height (162 cm, 64 in) of women aged 18-24 in the United States. In team events only two out of 250 participants were shorter than the reference mean. Even among the tall, it was the taller participants who won medals. What does the slogan "Sport for All" mean in this context? Moreover, the physical size required of champion rowers and basketball players is not to be found in some Asian, African, and Latin American populations. International contests in many such events therefore seem to be at variance with the first charter of the Olympic Games. An independent reviewing body is urgently needed to examine the merits of man made rules in many sporting contests.
1976年在蒙特利尔举行的奥运会上为女性增设了八个新项目（手球、篮球和六个赛艇项目）。在蒙特利尔参赛的187名女子赛艇运动员中，没有一人低于美国18至24岁女性的平均身高（162厘米，64英寸）。在团体项目中，250名参与者中只有两人低于参考平均身高。即使在高个子运动员中，也是较高的参与者赢得奖牌。在这种情况下，“人人参与体育”的口号意味着什么？此外，一些亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲人群中找不到冠军赛艇运动员和篮球运动员所需的身体尺寸。因此，许多此类项目的国际比赛似乎与奥运会的第一宪章相矛盾。迫切需要一个独立的审查机构来审视许多体育比赛中人为规则的合理性。
