HUGE number of female athletes have lost medals to trans opponents

A report from the United Nations has revealed the huge number of medals female athletes have lost to trans opponents.

The study – titled ‘Violence against women and girls in sports’ – stated that ‘policies implemented by international federations and national governing bodies’ had allowed athletes born male to compete in women’s sporting categories.

It goes on to argue that athletes born male had gender specific attributes, such as higher strength, which were advantageous in certain sports and resulted in the ‘loss of fair opportunity’ for biologically female competitors.

Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, presented the findings of her report to the UN General Assembly earlier this month.

And this included the incredibly high number of biologically female athletes who had lost medals to transgender athletes.

It revealed that over 600 female athletes had lost over 890 medals across 29 sports.

The New York Post reported that Ms Alsalem also called on the UN to provide stronger protections for women and girls in sport.

Aside from the transgender issues, Ms Alsalem also argued that women face other obstacles in sport. This includes social stereotypes, pervasive sexism and limited access to training facilities.

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