re: Sport where you can legitimately pit women vs men?

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The only thing I can come up with is golf. Shorten the course to adjust for driving disparity,

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Still wouldn't work. A lot of par 4s would be drivable for men and not for women. Club selections for men would be an advantage on approach shots, men using scoring irons and women using mid irons. Course set up would be another issue for women: fairway width, firmness, rough length, etc. You'd effectively need to play on a short par 3 course to maybe argue this, but PGA players are still better than their LPGA counterparts. Their average proximity to the hole is still going to be better. Men aren't just better because they're bigger and stronger. They're more skilled as well

I’d think with the same kind of training and dedication, there’s no reason a woman couldn’t become a world class jockey.

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there’s no reason a woman couldn’t become a world class jockey.

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Are you serious? Strength is the reason jockeys are mostly men. There are a few decent female jockeys but that’s it.

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Billiards and darts, maybe?

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It makes no sense that these are separated by sex

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Chess...if you consider that a sport

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This is a 3rd rail.

They aren't nearly as good as men, generally. And no one talks about it

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golf. Shorten the course to adjust for driving disparity, and the rest of the game is basically hand-eye coordination. You are playing the course and the mind instead of your opponent’s body.

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They aren't as coordinated or strong. Both things matter even if distance isn't as important. They also aren't as good at putting, I don't know why, but it is true.

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Chess

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Well, in the real world that's been proven not true.

Women have segregated tournaments for a reason.

But everyone tip toes around the disparity in performance acumen and ability and cites societal issues.

Netflix's entertaining series "Queen's Gambit" was based on a fictional novel.

Freestyle sking, snowboarding

Where athleticism/physicality is actually a factor? Bowling is the right answer, a woman has actually won one of the 5 "majors" on the PBA tour.

Under the right circumstances, a woman might be able to make it in pro baseball as a contact hitter/slapper and play 1st base. Give one of the players on the US national rugby team elite hand eye coordination(99.999th percentile), a parent with college level coaching experience fully dedicated to raising them to be a baseball player and have them weight train their entire lives/start playing t-ball vs the boys at age 4 and move up, I think it could happen