Two British athletes born male are on the verge of making history by competing in women’s events at next month’s Olympic Games
If selected, the unnamed pair will become the world’s first transgender Olympians at Rio.
Their inclusion in Team GB will be hailed as a remarkable human rights victory – but it will also ignite controversy, with critics arguing that male-to-female competitors have an unfair biological advantage in terms of size, muscle mass and lung capacity.
If selected, the unnamed pair will become the world’s first transgender Olympians at Rio.
Their inclusion in Team GB will be hailed as a remarkable human rights victory – but it will also ignite controversy, with critics arguing that male-to-female competitors have an unfair biological advantage in terms of size, muscle mass and lung capacity.
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