straightforward, because there s factors, but i think it s an area we can improve. but it s notjust the planes that take teams to fixtures. a positioning flight, as it s known, arriving at liverpool airport last week to pick up everton forjust a 35 minute journey south for that game against chelsea, one of 37 such flights, often largely empty, that we found evidence of in the two month window. premier league teams taking short domestic flights like this one to and from matches, despite it being worse for the environment than travelling by road or rail, has raised serious questions overjust how committed the top of the sport truly is to sustainability. last weekend, a positioning flight came all the way from inverness to take bournemouth to birmingham for a match against aston villa, the plane going on empty to liverpool. the next day, another positioning flight from aberdeen picked the team up and took them home before returning back to scotland. league one forest green rovers are know
fair competition just like them is konsa box. fair competition ust like them is konsa box. fair competition ust like them is konsabox. . , ., ., ,, konsa box. trans ethics groups will sa that konsa box. trans ethics groups will say that removing konsa box. trans ethics groups will say that removing them konsa box. trans ethics groups will say that removing them will- konsa box. trans ethics groups will| say that removing them will amount to discrimination and unfairness? what do you say to that argument question mark they are not excluded. there are excluded from a category they don t qualify for. this category was set up for females and not those who feel like they re females otherwise females would win nothing at the olympic games. that is the importance of the categorisation in sport. if we have a 15 year old they don t have to quantify as under 12 and i have a weekend quantify as a lightweight. this is just about fear sports and not banning anyone, it is only banning anyone
think this example set by the i place for everyone in sport. do you | think this example set by the world athletics council will be followed in other sports now? i athletics council will be followed in other sports now? athletics council will be followed in other sports now? i very much ho -e so. in other sports now? i very much hone s0- it s in other sports now? i very much hope so. it s been in other sports now? i very much hope so. it s been difficult i in other sports now? i very much hope so. it s been difficult with l hope so. it s been difficult with the world growing rowing and cycling in particular. i know the world athletics association spoke to their coaches and athletes and all of their athletes for the same way. they are in the majority and they want to female classification protected for females. i think that is what has been missing. talking to the stakeholders and the ones who will be losing out. one of the questions i asked get asked is about the mentor has of the
science shows us that at the moment we can t remove meal purity advantage and 17 studies, all peer reviewed, show that we be asking females to race with biological males who have an advantage. that is not fair because you re not giving half the worlds population the right to fair competition and i m pleased they ve done the right thing and then please that he has followed through with what he said in september that he would put fairness first. it is important the sport is inclusive. we need to have a truck categories and make sure everyone has a place in sports but sport must person for must be safe and fair and inclusive. just to clarify. people may have been coming halfway through that news conference. the president of world athletics at the council has agreed to exclude male to female transgender athletes who have been through milk purity from female ranking competitions from the end of march stop is that right? it’s
tour of the grounds. a lot of people in naples don t feel much of an infinity with the rest of italy, and many actually support argentina. that is because of the legacy of diego merritt donna, but they all willjoin together in member of gianluca theology. he died at the age of 58. italy will be winning a special message on their shirts for the former chelsea layer. there will be a lot of gathering and emotion and, as you can hear, lots of atmosphere. and, as you can hear, lots of atmoshere. , . ., ., ~ and, as you can hear, lots of atmoshere. , . ., ., ,, ,. atmosphere. jane dougall, thank you ve much atmosphere. jane dougall, thank you very much for atmosphere. jane dougall, thank you very much for that atmosphere. jane dougall, thank you very much for that update atmosphere. jane dougall, thank you very much for that update and - atmosphere. jane dougall, thank you very much for that update and you i very much for that update and you can follow happens in the match on bbc sport