A majority of elite, world-class female athletes prefer sports to be categorized by their competitor’s biological sex rather than their gender identity, a new study shows.
The report, published in the Journal of Sports Sciences on April 16, polled 175 “national, elite and world-class athletes eligible to compete in the female category regarding transgender inclusion and eligibility.”
“Most athletes favored biological sex categorization (58%) and considered it unfair for trans women to compete in the female category, except for precision sports,” the research said.
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