On this morning’s episode of the Today show, Karl Stefanovic suggested there should be a different Australian Ninja Warrior course for women.
He was met with a resounding no – from both his co-hosts and the Australian public.
Last night, Andrea Hah become the first Australian woman to make it up the warped wall. It took six years for a woman in the US to achieve the same level of success.
During the segment Stefanovic asked columnist Miranda Devine whether she thought there was a genuine need for a different course.
“I don’t think so,” she replied. “It hasn’t taken us six seasons, Australian women are pretty tough.”
Devine also explained that some parts of the course would actually be easier for women and harder for men.
“She’s only 57 kilos, so to get her body up and across some of those obstacles is a lot easier than a 90 kilo man.”
Stefanovic then turned to his co-host Sylvia Jeffreys, who agreed wholeheartedly with Devine.
“I haven’t heard one female ninja say they don’t want to tackle the same course as a bloke,” Jeffreys said. “So I say let them tackle it.”
After suggesting the idea at least three times during the show, a poll went up on Today’s Facebook page and at the time of publication, 88% of people disagreed with Karl.
Top Comments
I dunno... some those obstacles require a large arm span, which a 5ft woman just doesn't have!
I reckon keep the obstacles the same, but the things that require a grab and reach maybe be slightly closer?
Strength wise the woman are totally all over it! They're all ripped and super strong, but that trampoline to net obstacle is tough when you have a 1.5m arm span versus as a 2m arm span