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World Athletics Bans Transgender Athletes from Competing in Female Sports

Tré Goins-Phillips : Mar 24, 2023
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"...We will be guided in this by the science around physical performance and male advantage which will inevitably develop over the coming years. As more evidence becomes available, we will review our position, but we believe the integrity of the female category in athletics is paramount." -Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics

[Faithwire.com] World Athletics—the international governing body for track and field and other running-related sports—announced Thursday it would not allow transgender athletes to compete against women. (Image: Unsplash-Steven Lelham)

The ban, set to be implemented next week, will prohibit "male-to-female transgender athletes who have been through male puberty" from facing off against women in female sports, the BBC reported.

"Decisions are always difficult when they involve conflicting needs and rights between different groups, but we continue to take the view that we must maintain fairness for female athletes above all other considerations," said Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics. "We will be guided in this by the science around physical performance and male advantage which will inevitably develop over the coming years. As more evidence becomes available, we will review our position, but we believe the integrity of the female category in athletics is paramount"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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