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 The competition from the picture is mixed doubles, they are competing for the same side, even in shooting they have M and W categories for single competitors  
 The only sport i remember from top of my head that you can compete M and W in a fair competitive level are Darts, there's no advantage by sex, the only real disparity is the numbers of male competitors, but last year there had a women that reached semi finals in the world championship, only by her merits  
 IIRC women are supposed to have an advantage in endurance swimming due to higher body fat