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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Parkrun and other sports bodies threatened with legal action over transgender inclusion

People take part in the festive themed Christmas Day Parkrun at Wallace Park in Lisburn, Co Antrim - (PA)

Ten sports organisations, including the popular Parkrun, are facing potential legal action over their policies on transgender inclusion.

Baroness Sharron Davies, a silver medallist for Great Britain at the 1980 Olympics, is part of a coalition urging these bodies to revise their guidelines, which she has branded a "true scandal". This move follows a UK Supreme Court ruling last year that prompted several sports governing bodies, such as the English and Scottish Football Associations, to update their regulations.

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