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The development comes after a presentation to the International Olympic Committee by its medical chief, which highlighted the potential physical advantages of competing in women's sport after being born male.

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[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

There is no actual advantage, they are restricted from competing for 2 years after transitioning, and any advantage is already lost during the first year.

Basically, the problem was already solved decades ago. Since that 2 year period was implemented, there has -provably- never been a case of unfair advantage. Any of the ones hitting the news lately have all been disproven.

Anyone still trying to push for it now has not actually looked into it and believing disinformation spread by, at best ignorant people and at worst hateful people.

No one transitions with regards to how they will perform at sports. People transition for themselvrs, and some percentage of people also like competing at sports. They don't want to never be able to compete again due to random unrelated or unaffected people not knowing they don't have an advantage.

That is why people that say dumb stuff like you are doing, get downvoted. Please actually look it up, instead of just guessing and being another spreader.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

Been wondering about this! Sure age of transition doesn't play a factor, even after 2 years? I can't see how a teen transitioning isn't different from an older man transitioning.