First published at 22:39 UTC on June 1st, 2019.
Australian athletics champion Tamsyn Lewis has spoken out against an American transgender athlete who just won a national title.
Cece Telfer, a transgender woman who used to go by Craig, is a college athlete who won the 400m women’s hurdles by more…
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Australian athletics champion Tamsyn Lewis has spoken out against an American transgender athlete who just won a national title.
Cece Telfer, a transgender woman who used to go by Craig, is a college athlete who won the 400m women’s hurdles by more than a second last Saturday.
Before transitioning, Telfer competed against other men and was ranked outside the top 200 runners in college athletics.
3 x Commonwealth Games gold medallist Tamsyn Manou (née Tamsyn Lewis) tells Ben Fordham it’s concerning many women feel they can’t speak out about the issue.
“The female category isn’t being protected enough in elite women’s sport at the moment.
“I know that it’s a grey area… but it really concerns me.
“I think that it’s important that people understand it’s not about gender identity. This is an issue that is surrounding what you were born as, biologically what your sex is.
“There is just way too much advantage with a male competing against a female.”
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https://www.2gb.com/it-really-concerns-me-top-aussie-runner-speaks-out-against-transgender-athlete/
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