Over 3,000 Current & Former Female Athletes, Coaches Urge NCAA Board Of Governors To 'Protect Women's Sports'

The NCAA Board of Governors plans to meet on Thursday and on the agenda is a discussion – and possibly a vote – on the issue of whether to include transgender women (biological men) in women's sports, OutKick has learned. 

The Our Bodies, Our Sports coalition sent letters and emails to the NCAA board members from over 3,000 current and former female athletes and coaches urging the NCAA to "protect women's sports." More than 78,000 personalized emails and letters have been sent to members of the NCAA Board of Governors in the last week alone.

It is not yet known if the Board of Governors plan to hold an actual vote on the issue during Thursday's session. The NCAA Board of Governors comprises 16 members and includes presidents of universities and athletic directors from Division I, II, and III, among other members. 

According to the Our Bodies, Our Sports coalition, "Male athletes have stolen over 924 trophies, medals, and titles from women and girls across 448 different competitions and over 30 different sports." 

Myra Wood holds her daughter, Remi Wood, as they show up to support the Independent Women's Forum's "Our Bodies, Our Sports: We Won't Back Down" rally in Phoenix.

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And while "stealing trophies" is a problem, it's not the only issue with allowing biological males in women's sports. 

"Unfortunately, instances of biological males competing in women’s sports are happening more and more frequently. It may be easy to ignore the injustice when the athlete doesn’t command a trophy. But it is an injustice nonetheless, and I sincerely hope the members of the NCAA Board of Governors will put a stop to it," Paula Scanlan, an Independent Women's Forum Ambassador and former