Caitlyn Jenner says she opposes trans girls in female school sports

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Caitlyn Jenner, a former Olympic gold medal winner and transgender activist, said on Sunday she did not support trans girls competing in female school sports as world sporting bodies debate whether trans women hold an unfair advantage.

Jenner, 71, said trans girls should not be allowed to compete in sports with other girls as it “just isn’t unfair”.

Her comments came as dozens of US states propose to ban transgender women and girls from competing in women’s sports, in a move at odds with President Joe Biden’s push for greaterIn March, the International Federation of Sports Medicine, which represents 125,000 physicians in 117 countries, said data is scant on the advantages or otherwise of trans athletes and each sport needed rules to meet its own physical demands.

The global debate has united social conservatives and some top sportswomen against trans activists and supportive athletes. Jenner, who transitioned in 2015, was an acclaimed athlete whose achievements included winning the men’s decathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

 

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