Boston Marathon allows men to compete in the women's category

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Kara Dansky reports that

“Riya Young Suising, born Robert Chien Hwa Young, has competed in the female category in races more than 330 times, including at least eight Boston Marathons, and placed on the podium for his age group more than 130 times…

Not only does Boston allow men into its female category, it also has a “non-binary” category, predictably dominated by men. The qualifying times for the “non-binary” category are the same as the women’s times, meaning men who claim to be “non-binary” can ‘earn’ a coveted Boston Qualifier despite running up to 30 minutes slower than men who don’t claim a special identity. So men get three categories for fair competition, while women get none. Young only secured a place by lying about his sex, as he failed to run the men’s qualifying time for his age group.

Here’s Robert Chien Hwa Young as a Zumba instructor. He also dances in a women's dance company.

Once again, mediocre men cheat with impunity as another legacy athletic competition is loses its fairness and legitimacy.