有史以来,从文字记载的材料上看,男女之间在径赛项目中的最好成绩(也就是世界纪录)总是男优于女,几乎所有距离跑的男子世界纪录都比女子的快8％到11％。没有人怀疑同等水平的男女运动员同场竞技时,男子一定会领先。可是,近来有的美国生理学者提出了一个令人意外的说法,说在不久的将来女子马拉松跑的成绩将与男子的不相上下。这种论点引起了许多人的兴趣。这种向传统观念挑战的观点是否会站得住脚呢? 绝大多数的专家同意,男性和女性运动员从先天角度来看就是不平等的。当女性要与男性同场竞技时,她们至少有六种生理条件在先天上吃亏。这六种体能上的差异是: 一、力量:男性的力量比女性的大,原因在于遗传。男性激素中的睾丸素酮可以强化肌肉,这就使得男性拥有较强有力的肌肉。众所周知,女性体内的睾丸素酮含量要比男性的低得多。佛罗里达大学医学博士、运动生理学家麦克尔说:‘男、女性骨胳基本结构的不同是男 Historically, men and women have always had the best result (ie world record) in men’s and women’s finals, from men’s and women’s records, and almost all of the world men’s distance record runs are 8% faster than women’s To 11%. No one doubts that the same level of male and female athletes competing in the same game, the man will lead. However, some American physiologists recently came up with the surprising remark that the performance of women’s marathon in the near future will be as good as that of men. This argument has aroused many people’s interest. Will this standpoint of challenging the traditional idea survive? Most experts agree that male and female athletes are inherently unequal. When women want to compete with men, at least six of their physiological conditions are inherently disadvantageous. The six physical differences are: First, the power: the power of men than women, because of genetic. Testosterone in male hormones strengthens muscles, which makes men have more powerful muscles. As we all know, women’s body testosterone content is much lower than men. Michael Jackson, MD, exercise physiologist at the University of Florida, said: ’The basic structure of the bones in men and women is different