The World Athletics President has issued a warning over the future of women’s sport if organisations get regulations for transgender athletes wrong
Sebastian Coe is a British MP and Former athlete, with two Olympic gold medals.
He says that testosterone is the key determinant in performance.
It follows U.S. swimmer Lia Thomas becoming the first known transgender athlete to win the highest national college title with a weekend victory in the women’s 500-yard freestyle.
The swimmer swam for the Pennsylvania men’s team for three seasons before starting hormone replacement therapy in spring 2019.
She has since shattered records for her university swimming team.
The U.S. Swimming team recently updated its policy for elite swimmers in to allow transgender athletes to swim in elite events.
