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[–]GConly 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

My husband is an archer.

Yes upper body strength is very relevant to performance. Yes he has an unfair advantage.

[–]lefterfield 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Upper body strength is a major factor in archery, possibly moreso than anything else.

[–]BiologyIsReal 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh, look! Another middle-age man who have got into the Olympics and he only picked up archery in 2016. What a joke! Please, peak the world alongside Hubbard, Barrett!

[–]Femaleisnthateful 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

No mention that this person is trans and it's hard to tell from the picture, since there's no one else in the picture for comparison. The Star is catfishing its readership.

[–]shyambala[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Here is another article that mentions it: https://www.rt.com/op-ed/530285-barrett-transgender-archer-olympics/

The Star article was just the first that came up when I searched the name, sorry.