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Australian athletes debate ban on transgender women in athletics | South China Morning Post

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World Athletics, the sport’s governing body, announced new restrictions on transgender athletes on March 24, 2023. The council decided to exclude transgender women who have gone through male puberty from elite female competitions, starting from March 31. Several Australian athletes criticised the decision.

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