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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jemma Crew

‘Biological males’ should not compete in women’s sports – Boris Johnson

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he does not believe “biological men” should compete in women’s sporting events after the head of Team GB’s Olympic cycling programme backed calls for transgender riders to be banned from women’s races.

Johnson said his view on the inclusion on transgender athletes in women’s sport would be seen as “controversial” but said it was “sensible” amid the “complexities and sensitivities” of wider transgender issues.

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