the president of world athletics, lord coe has issued a warning over the future of women s sport if sporting organisations get regulations for transgender athletes wrong. last weekend, american swimmer lia thomas became the first known transgender athlete to win the highest us national college title with victory in the women s 500 yard freestyle. she swam for the pennsylvania men s team for three seasons before starting hormone replacement therapy in spring 2019. i ve been speaking to our correspondent alex capstick about this story. her name has been thrust into this long running row, this debate over inclusion versus fairplay. critics arguing that trans female athletes have gone through male puberty retained an unfair physical advantage which threatens the existence of female sports, and the
some firm guidelines in order to protect the future of women s sports. as he says, these are his words, gender cannot trump biology. this issue, as you alluded to, it s not going anywhere, is it? it’s this issue, as you alluded to, it s not going anywhere, is it? it s not. peole not going anywhere, is it? it s not. people remember not going anywhere, is it? it s not. people remember the not going anywhere, is it? it s not. people remember the hubbub i not going anywhere, is it? it s not. people remember the hubbub at l not going anywhere, is it? it s not. i people remember the hubbub at the tokyo 0lympics last year and as with as time has come a criticism that her presence denied other female athletes a place in the competition. there is speculation that more cases are on the way, but right now, certainly at elite level, there aren t many examples of trans female athletes, supporters of inclusion would tell you that women sport is not about to be overrun by transgender athletes.