From Semenya to Thomas: 5 sportspeople who changed the gender rules
The decision taken by World Athletics on Thursday to ban male-to-female transgender athletes from women's competition is likely to have a wider effect on global sports.
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The decision taken by World Athletics on Thursday to ban male-to-female transgender athletes from women's competition is likely to have a wider effect on global sports.
South African middle-distance runner and 2016 Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya is no longer eligible to compete. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)
Donna de Varona reacts to the world governing body for swimming restricting transgender swimmers from women's events on 'America Reports.'
Forget Centre Court, St Andrews or Wembley. The biggest battles in this summer of sport are being fought over in the boardrooms and backrooms, as federations wrestle with the thorniest question of all: should transgender women be allowed to participate in female sport?
When transgender athletes win, they make headlines — but when they lose, it goes largely unnoticed.
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The International Olympic Committee’s new transgender framework has come under fire from medical experts who work for multiple sports federations, including World Athletics, World Triathlon and the International Cycling Union, who say it opens the door to unfair competition in female sport.