Encouraging news: rowing

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Pudmyboy · 04/05/2023 19:50

From the Telegraph (sorry), tried to copy whole article but failed so this is the first paragraph:
British Rowing is considering banning transgender athletes from the women's category unless they were born female in an unprecedented members' vote, defying the sport’s global governing body
Sounds like good news to me!

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puffyisgood · 04/05/2023 20:10

it's the biggest no brainer of all time in any sport which has weight classes, ie in which physical size has been recognised as conferring an intolerable advantage.

Whaeanui · 04/05/2023 20:06

This is good news. Deplorable of the world governing body not to have the same rules though.

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Pudmyboy · 04/05/2023 19:59

Thank you @DailyCake !

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DailyCake · 04/05/2023 19:54

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British Rowing ready to defy world governing body over transgender rules

Members asked whether women's category should be restricted only to athletes declared female at birth in defiance of World Rowing

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rowing/2023/05/04/british-rowing-defy-world-governing-body-transgender-rules/

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Pudmyboy · 04/05/2023 19:51

If anyone else can either cut and paste the whole article or put up a link I would be grateful, my IT skills are pants

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