Transgender-identifying sprinter Halba Diouf, a biological male who claims to be a woman, fumed over World Athletics’ decision to ban biological males from competing against women in the Summer 2024 Paris Olympics.
The French native began transgender procedures in 2021 and planned on competing in the women’s 200-meter race but is now barred from the competition.
“I cannot understand this decision as transgender women have always been allowed to compete if their testosterone levels were below a certain threshold,” Diouf claimed in an interview. “The only safeguard transgender women have is their right to live as they wish, and we are being refused that, we are being hounded … I feel marginalized because they are excluding me from competitions.”
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The World Athletics Council announced back in March that it would no longer allow transgender athletes to compete against women in female World Rankings competitions.
Read more: Daily Wire
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