Academics criticise IOC transgender policy

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https://archive.is/aiRXw article from The Times.

Good. You have to be a certain kind of clever or completely batshit not to recognise the massive male advantage in so many sports - as the spectacular successes of so many mediocre male athletes once they have declared themselves TW demonstrates. Come on IOC, wake up and smell the coffee.

This is great paper. This is the original article. Some familiar names there, Tommy Lundberg, Ross Tucker, Emma Hilton, Cathy Devine. It also contains a brilliant graphic.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/sms.14581

Just been to Ross Tucker’s Twitter, he’s written a summary here:

https://scienceofsportpodcast.discourse.group/pub/the-ioc-fails-to-ensure-fairness-and-safety-for-women-heres-a-scientific-rebuttal-i-co-authored

That is a great summary. How on earth did we get to having to make the point that there are some key physical differences between men and women.

Its a good thing that one of the most capture areas is turning the tide.