Martina Navratilova on Austin Killips' cycling triumph: 'Women’s sports is NOT THE PLACE' for trans athletes

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova added her voice to the uproar over transgender cyclist Austin Killips winning the women’s overall category at the Tour of the Gila event in New Mexico.

Killips became the first transgender woman to take home a victory in an official Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) stage event. The UCI is the world governing body for sports cycling.

On Wednesday, Navratilova spoke out about Killips’ win.

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Austin Killips pictured on the podium after the women's elite race of the 'Kasteelcross' cyclocross in January 2023. (DAVID PINTENS/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

"this will happen more and more- women’s sports is NOT THE PLACE for trans identified male athletes," she wrote on Twitter as she tweeted a New York Post article about the win.

The UCI defended its rules governing transgender participation in its sport.

"The UCI acknowledges that transgender athletes may wish to compete in accordance with their gender identity," the organization said Tuesday.

"The UCI rules are based on the latest scientific knowledge and have been applied in a consistent manner. The UCI continues to follow the evolution of scientific findings and may change its rules in the future as scientific knowledge evolves."

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Jun 6, 2015; Paris, France; Serena Williams (USA) and Martina Navratilova pose with the trophy after her match against Lucie Safarova (CZE) on day 14 of the 2015 French Open at Roland Garros. (Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports)

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