Why the Olympics may ban transgender athletes
After years of growing furore, why has the International Olympic Committee chosen to act now?
The Story · The Times
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Show Notes
This week, The Times broke the news that the International Olympic Committee is a step closer to banning transgender women from competing in all female events. So why is the IOC acting now? And could President Trump have anything to do with it?
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Guest: Martyn Ziegler, chief sports reporter, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Micaela Arneson.
Read more: Transgender women to be banned from all female Olympic events
Further listening: New rules for trans athletes: fairness or exclusion?
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