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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bevan Hurley

Martina Navratilova starts Twitter row with Megan Rapinoe over trans women in sports

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Tennis great Martina Navratilova has fired back at US football icon Megan Rapinoe in an ongoing row over whether trans women should be allowed to compete women’s sports.

On the eve of her final World Cup, Rapinoe, 38, said she would “absolutely” welcome a trans woman onto the US Women’s National Team and that celebrities questioning their participation were fuelling transphobia beyond the sports field.

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