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Sebastian Coe: Transgender athletes threaten women's sport


Published on 2025-01-30 15:05:34 - MSN
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  • Sebastian Coe is hoping to become the new Olympics chief. He spoke exclusively to DW about his issue with transgender athletes competing in the female category.

The article from MSN discusses comments made by Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, regarding transgender athletes in women's sports. Coe has expressed concerns that the inclusion of transgender women in female categories could undermine the integrity of women's sports. He highlighted the potential physical advantages transgender women might have, even after undergoing hormone therapy, which could affect fairness in competition. Coe's stance is that protecting the female category in sports is crucial, suggesting that transgender athletes might need to compete in an open or different category to maintain competitive equity. This perspective has sparked a broader debate on inclusivity versus fairness in sports, with Coe advocating for policies that might exclude transgender women from women's events to preserve the sport's competitive balance.

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