An IOC-funded study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine earlier this month suggests transgender athletes could be at a physical disadvantage.
I’m glad people are studying this, and I do agree there is a lot of unwarranted fears mixed up in this topic. But full acceptance of this science will not answer the whole issue, as in this study
All transgender participants had undergone hormone therapy for over a year
Which is not the definition of transgender used by teams and organizations in most of these controversies, if athletes even want to disclose their health history.
I’m glad people are studying this, and I do agree there is a lot of unwarranted fears mixed up in this topic. But full acceptance of this science will not answer the whole issue, as in this study
Which is not the definition of transgender used by teams and organizations in most of these controversies, if athletes even want to disclose their health history.