British cyclist Katie Archiebald calls for more rights for transgender athletes

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April 21, 2022

Natasha Schapova

One British Olympic gold medallist has spoken out about the treatment of transgender people in sport

Katie Archibald says female and transgender athletes have been disappointed by inclusion policies in sport.

She added that transgender athletes need to be included more in sport without “Sacrificing fairness”.

Archibald is the first British cyclist to discuss transgender rights in sport publicly.

The Scottish rider says she too feels “let down by these policies”.

The International Olympic Committee said last year that there should be no assumption that a transgender athlete automatically has an unfair advantage in female events.

Archibald won silver in Tokyo last year and criticised the IOC for these new guidelines saying they were “wrong”.

She says that the IOC is proposing that “losing to male androgenisation is not about biology, but mindset”.

Last month, transgender cyclist Emily Bridges was initially allowed by British Cycling to compete at the National Omnium Championships.

But the Union Cycliste Internationale banned Bridges from the event three days before it commenced.

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