It could be a neglectful transition of sport’s logic to any competition even the ones that doesn’t involve the body, but I think it is more plausible that it is a way to have women being represented in that field.

Making men and women compete together would probably make a male-only leaderboard just because they are outnumbering women, as our sexist society associates computer stuff with men, discouraging women from engaging in those fields.

Maybe allowing women to get on a podium will inspire other to join that field and slowly fix this prejudice