Martina Navratilova She expressed support for World Athletics as the international governing body for track and field events that banned transgender women from competing against biological females.
Navratilova, who won 18 Grand Slam tournaments Including nine Wimbledon Championships, he wrote an op-ed in The Times of UK on Sunday describing World Athletics’ decision as “a step in the right direction”.
She advocated for a separate category for transgender athletes.
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Martina Navratilova holds the winner’s plate after winning the Wimbledon Championships held in Wimbledon, London. (Allsport UK / Allsport)
“In the wake of the World Athletics announcement, I think the best idea would be to have a ‘biological female’ and ‘biological girls’ classification and then an ‘open’ category,” she wrote. “It’s going to be a category for all comers: men who identify as men; women who identify as women; women who identify as men; men who identify as women; and non-binary—it’s going to be cross-cutting. This is already being explored in athletics and swimming.” in Britain.
“Biological females are more likely to compete in the biological female category, because that’s the best chance of winning and it preserves the principle of fairness. With the ‘open’ category, there are no question marks, no terms, no asterisks, no doubt. It’s a simple solution.
Martina Navratilova before presenting the winner’s trophy to Iga Swiatek of Poland at the presentation ceremony after the women’s singles final match on Arthur Ashe Court during the 2022 US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center on September 10, 2022 in Flushing, Queens, New York City. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
“Once someone hits puberty, there’s no way to erase that physical advantage. You can’t simply turn back the clock, for example by trying to lower testosterone levels.”
Navratilova said she hopes the decision will lead other sports to follow suit.
World Athletics Resolution On transgender sports came thursday. The organization said it had “decided to prioritize the fairness and integrity of the female competition before its inclusion”.
“Decisions are always difficult when they involve conflicting needs and rights between different groups, but we continue to take the view that fairness for athletes must be kept above all other considerations,” added Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics.
WTA Ambassador Martina Navratilova attends the official draw ceremony and gala evening prior to the 2021 Akron WTA Finals in Guadalajara at Zapopan City Hall on November 8, 2021 in Zapopan, Mexico. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images for WTA)
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“We will be guided in this by the science of physical performance and the male advantage that will inevitably evolve over the coming years. As more evidence becomes available, we will revise our position, but we believe the integrity of the female category in athletics is paramount.”