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Re:Olympic executives cash in on a ‘Movement’ that keeps ath... by jessaustin on Monday August 01, 2016 @11:01PM (#12207597)
Jockeys are an interesting example, because women compete successfully alongside men, at very high levels. In that sense horse racing is among the least sexist of professional sports.
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Re:Olympic executives cash in on a ‘Movement’ that keeps ath... by thrownblown on Monday August 01, 2016 @11:36PM (#12207703)
British Olympic medal winning cyclist Victoria Pendelton is now competing as a jockey.

At London 2012's Olympics she set a world record in the Team Sprint, got silver in the Match Sprint and gold in Keirin.

The irony here is that Olympic Keirin is derived from a Japanese/Korean betting sport, which is basically horse racing. But with people.

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