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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

British Rowing chief urges World Rowing to change its transgender policy

British Rowing wants to follow Fina's lead
British Journal of Sports Medicine research found that transgender woman retain significant cardiovasicular and strength advantages. Photograph: Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images

The chair of British Rowing has urged World Rowing to change its transgender policy “out of concern that there is a threat to hard-fought-for progress in women’s sport”.

Mark Davies urged the sport to follow the lead of swimming’s governing body, Fina, which has voted to bar from the female category anyone older than 12 who has undergone male puberty because of the advantage it confers in strength, size, lung capacity and endurance.

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