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When it comes to sport, boys 'play like a girl'

  • Written by: Marnee McKay, Lecturer of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, University of Sydney
imagePrimary school-aged boys and girls can play in mixed teams until they reach high school, our research suggests.Clappstar/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Girls in primary school are just as physically capable as their male classmates, according to our research, taking the sting out of the insult “you play like a girl”.

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