In sports the sexes are separate.{{U}}
(36) {{/U}}and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are
less strong than men. That{{U}} (37) {{/U}}is{{U}} (38)
{{/U}}people say. Women are{{U}} (39) {{/U}}"the weaker sex", or if
men want to please them, "the fair sex". But boys and girls are taught{{U}}
(40) {{/U}}schools and universities. There are women{{U}} (41)
{{/U}}are famous prime ministers, scientists and writers. And women live
longer than men.{{U}} (42) {{/U}}European woman can expect{{U}} (43)
{{/U}}until the age of 74; a man only until he is 68. Are women's bodies
really weaker? The fastest men can run a mile in{{U}} (44) {{/U}}4
minutes. The best women need 5 minutes. Women's times are al- ways slower
than{{U}} (45) {{/U}}, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the{{U}}
(46) {{/U}}women swimmers today are girls. One of them swam 400
metres{{U}} (47) {{/U}}4 minutes and 21.2 seconds when she was only 16.
The first "Tartan" in films{{U}} (48) {{/U}}an Olympic swimmer, Johnny
Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes and 59. 1 seconds,{{U}}
(49) {{/U}}is 37.9 seconds{{U}} (50) {{/U}}than a girl 50
years{{U}} (51) {{/U}}! This does not mean that women are catching
men{{U}} (52) {{/U}}. Conditions are very different now, and sport is
much{{U}} (53) {{/U}}serious. It is{{U}} (54) {{/U}}serious that
some women are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to
check{{U}} (55) {{/U}}the women are really women or not. It seems like
that sport has many problems. Life can be very complicated when there are more
than two separate sexes.