Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has taken note of the International Athletics Federation’s decision to no longer see transgender women competing in events primarily intended for women.
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Married since March 31 to Julia Lemigova, former organization No. 1 of the WTA Tour.
In the eyes of the 66-year-old ex-player, this is a “step in the right direction”. In your opinion, we must act differently.
“I think the best idea would be to have the categories of biological wives and biological daughters. Then there would be an open category where we would all find newcomers: men identifying as men, women identifying as women, women identifying themselves as men and vice versa, in addition to non-binaries. This would be a section for everyone. This has already been considered in athletics and swimming in the UK,” she told the Times.
end of injustice?
Thus, such an alternative for the winner of 168 career WTA tournaments would avoid the ambiguity and sense of injustice experienced by some competitors. A few days ago, the victory of Tiffany Thomas, a transgender cyclist, in a New York competition was decried on NYC Cycling News social media. Navratilova’s proposed solution would therefore mean “zero question marks, doubts or asterisks”.
“Once a person goes through male puberty, there’s no way to erase that physical advantage,” she said. You can’t just go back in time and try to lower testosterone levels, for example.”
Coe had uttered the same story to justify changing the announced rules. “We rely on science for physical performance and the male advantage that will inevitably develop over time. As soon as more information is available, we will reassess our position,” he promised, according to FOX News.