Athletics is a good one, as its all stats so simple to compare.
The women's 100m world record of 10.49 seconds is well outside the top 500 men's times set this year alone. Why does clearly substandard women's sprinting get any attention?
You're missing my point entirely. Evaluating their sport by how they'd fare against men is exactly what I'm saying you CAN'T do.
Just consider it an entirely different sport if that's easier. If there's a good level of ability (which there is) and the games are competitive (because they are...
This debate has been done a million times, and it'll go nowhere. You just can't compare like that - whatever their ability levels, they can't ever match the physicality.
This match in Australia says it all...