changed its rules to allow women to compete if their testosterone levels were below a certain threshold, but critics claim that s unfair and say today sets a precedent that could harm women s sport. i m not seeking to demonise hubbard. she is there within the rules. however, the science available now shows that male born athletes, despite transition treatment, retain significant amounts of the male physical advantage which male puberty gives you. the science is fiercely debated, however, and one of those who helped shape the ioc s current transgender policy believes the threat to women s sport has been overstated. trans people are only one sixth as likely as cisgender people to go up for organised sports. the idea that this very repressed minority of less than 1% is going to take over women s sports is ludicrous. meanwhile, as the competition
threshold, but critics claim that s unfair and say today sets a precedent that could harm women s sport. i m not seeking to demonise hubbard. she is there within the rules. however, the science available now shows that male born athletes, despite transition treatment, retain significant amounts of the male physical advantage which male puberty gives you. the science is fiercely debated, however, and one of those who helped shape the ioc s current transgender policy believes the threat to women s sport has been overstated. trans people are only one sixth as likely as cisgender people to go up for organised sports. the idea that this very repressed minority of less than 1% is going to take over women s sports is ludicrous. meanwhile, as the competition continued without hubbard in tokyo, emily campbell became the first female weightlifter to win
i m not seeking to demonise hubbard. she is there within the rules. however, the science available now shows that male born athletes, despite transition treatment, retain significant amounts of the male physical advantage which male puberty gives you. the science is fiercely debated, however, and one of those who helped shape the ioc s current transgender policy believes the threat to women s sport has been overstated. trans people are only one sixth as likely as cisgender people to go up for organised sports. the idea that this very repressed minority of less than 1% is going to take over women s sports is ludicrous. meanwhile, as the competition continued without hubbard in tokyo, emily campbell became the first female weightlifter to win an olympic medalfor britain, lifting a total of 283 kilograms to claim silver.