Olympics legend Sonia O’Sullivan has weighed in on the debate about whether transgender female athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s sport - sparking a huge reaction online.
Sonia, who is one of Ireland’s best known Olympians, argued in her Irish Times column on Thursday that transgender athletes who have been born male should not be allowed to compete in women’s events as they have an unfair physiological advantage.
In the piece, she referenced American swimmer Lia Thomas, who became the first transgender female athlete to win a NCAA college swimming championship when she took the title in the women’s 500-yard freestyle last week.
