More than 600 female athletes have lost a total of nearly 900 medals to transgender competitors in women’s sports categories, according to a United Nations report.
Reem Alsalem, the U.N. special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, published the report in August and presented it to the General Assembly earlier this month.
Under a section concerning “Opportunity for fair and safe competition,” the report points to policies implemented by international federations, national governing bodies, and some countries that allow males who identify as women to compete in female sports categories.
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