In 2016 the International Olympic committee ruled that transgender athletes can compete in the Olympics without undergoing sex reassignment surgery. In 2018 the International Association of Athletics Federations, track’s governing body, ruled that women who have more than 5 nano-mols per liter of testosterone in their blood—like South African sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya—must either compete against men, or take medication to reduce their natural testosterone levels. The IAAF stated that women in the five-plus category have a “difference of sexual…
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Response rates from 3.7k Athinon voters.
52% Yes |
48% No |
39% Yes |
40% No |
13% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
7% No, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
0% No, create a separate category for transgender athletes to compete against each other |
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Unique answers from Athinon voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9MZF9H7 6mos6MO
No, there should be separate competing categories for transgender because at many occasions they have biological advantages
@9C348ZL2yrs2Y
No, there should be a special category for transgender athletes
@9BWD6BY2yrs2Y
There should be more categories in sports part from male and female for everyone to be included and still ensure that no one has an unfair advantage.
@8SR8JP64yrs4Y
Θα πρέπει να γίνονται ξεχωριστοί αθλητικοί αγώνες για τους συγκεκριμένους αθλητές
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