Quote Originally Posted by Jon Clark View Post

The thing is if Diana is on Superman's level (or even above it) from childhood then is there any "doubt"? Would you really think the contest made sense if you had a team of track and field stars racing Wally West?

Is there any point to a contest when one (and only one) of the people is regularly performing at a 20 on a scale that stops at 10, and every other member is performing on their best day at a 10 in maybe two areas being tested?
The point of the Contest is that it's Diana's catalyst. Because of the Contest, she decides to leave her home, her family, Paradise itself, in order to protect mankind from evil, and bring the Amazon way to the outside world via example. The contestants are masked ( at least in most versions) so no one knows who is whom.
It's less about Diana, her abilities, and the perceived " fairness" by those outside of comics reality ( us).

It's the motivator for Diana. She has to make that choice. To betray her mother's wishes. To test herself. To find that strength in herself to meet her destiny .