Transgender Athletes Advantage Myth at the Olympic Games.
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In Nov 2003,the IOC arrived at the Stockholm Consensus on Sex Reassignment in Sports, which opened the door for transgender competitors provided they met three specific conditions:HRT for a “sufficient length of time to minimize gender-related advantages in sport competitions,
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” legal recognition of their gender, and “surgical anatomical changes” including “external genitalia changes and gonadectomy.”
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The first Transgender Olympic Games, Athens 2004.

Trans Gold Medals = Zero

Trans Silver Medals = Zero

Trans Bronze Medals = Zero

Trans athletes who competed = Zero

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The 2nd Transgender Olympic Games, Torino, 2006.

Trans Gold Medals = Zero

Trans Silver Medals = Zero

Trans Bronze Medals = Zero

Trans athletes who competed = Zero

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The 3rd Transgender Olympic Games, Beijing , 2008.

Trans Gold Medals = Zero

Trans Silver Medals = Zero

Trans Bronze Medals = Zero

Trans athletes who competed = Zero

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The 4th Transgender Olympic Games, Vancouver , 2010.

Trans Gold Medals = Zero

Trans Silver Medals = Zero

Trans Bronze Medals = Zero

Trans athletes who competed = Zero

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The 5th Transgender Olympic Games, London, 2012.

Trans Gold Medals = Zero

Trans Silver Medals = Zero

Trans Bronze Medals = Zero

Trans athletes who competed = Zero

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The 6th Transgender Olympic Games, Sochi, 2014.

Trans Gold Medals = Zero

Trans Silver Medals = Zero

Trans Bronze Medals = Zero

Trans athletes who competed = Zero

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November 2015, the IOC updated their policy for transgender athletes. The IOC Consensus Meeting agreed the following guidelines to be

1. Those who transition from female to male are eligible to compete in the male category without restriction.
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2. Those who transition from male to female are eligible to compete in the female category under the following conditions:

2.1. The athlete has declared that her gender identity is female. The declaration cannot be changed, for sporting purposes, for a minimum of four years.
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2.2. The athlete must demonstrate that her total testosterone level in serum has been below 10 nmol/L for at least 12 months prior to her first competition (with the requirement for any longer period to be based on a confidential case-by-case evaluation, considering...
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whether or not 12 months is a sufficient length of time to minimize any advantage in women’s competition).

2.3. The athlete's total testosterone level in serum must remain below 10 nmol/L throughout the period of desired eligibility to compete in the female category.
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2.4. Compliance with these conditions may be monitored by testing. In the event of non-compliance, the athlete’s eligibility for female competition will be suspended for 12 months.

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Transgender Athletes Advantage Myth at the Olympic Games since 2015 under the amended guidelines.
@iocmedia

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The 7thh Transgender Olympic Games, Rio, 2016.

Trans Gold Medals = Zero

Trans Silver Medals = Zero

Trans Bronze Medals = Zero

Trans athletes who competed = Zero

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The 6th Transgender Olympic Games, PyeongChang, 2018.

Trans Gold Medals = Zero

Trans Silver Medals = Zero

Trans Bronze Medals = Zero

Trans athletes who competed = Zero

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In the 8 Transgender Olympic Games, .

Trans Gold Medals = Zero

Trans Silver Medals = Zero

Trans Bronze Medals = Zero

Trans athletes who competed = Zero

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In the 2 Transgender Olympic Games, under the updated guidelines.

Trans Gold Medals = Zero

Trans Silver Medals = Zero

Trans Bronze Medals = Zero

Trans athletes who competed = Zero

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In 44 yrs of trans sport history, Not ”1” Olympic or Commonwealth Games medal of any colour has been won by a trans athlete since 2003 when the IOC first allowed trans athletes to compete at Olympic Level.
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Not one golf major, not one women open age world championship or world record in ANY sport, not one tennis grand slam, not one national or International boxing, wrestling, MMA title, trans athletes have never dominated in womens sports the trans dvantage is a myth.
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The @iocmedia amended their policy in Nov 2015 over 5 years ago. In that time we have had two Olympic Games Rio & PyeongChang 2018. Not one single trans athlete even qualified, not one single open age world title or world record has been broken by a trans athlete.
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The @NCAA removed gender surgery as a prerequisite to compete in 2011 in those 9yrs we have not seen a single Division 1 title won by a trans athlete. We have had one trans female who won a Div 2 title. Her times are 5 seconds slower then Div 1 record level over 400m.
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18 states in the USA & every state in Australia allows trans school students to compete in sports. Australia has never had a high school trans athlete dominate any sport.

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In the USA High Schools we have seen only two athletes out of 18 states that have excelled but they have not dominated or are anywhere near their age group national record level.

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SUMMARY:
Fairness in sport, particularly on the issue of gender, has been a point of confusion and contention for as long as governing bodies have been making the rules for athletic contests.
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Increasing awareness and visibility of individuals who do not neatly fall into men’s or women’s divisions have exacerbated these concerns. Particular scrutiny has been applied to those who wish to compete as women.
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There has never been a “golden age” when this was simple. In the past, women were simply excluded from sport. As barriers to participation have slowly fallen, ..

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..questions about who qualifies as a woman for competitive purposes have been raised and unsuccessfully addressed multiple times.
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Lest an appeal to a more straightforward time be made, we do not, nor have we ever, had an agreed-upon definition of what defines a man or a woman that can be applied to all humans.
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There is no specific biological characteristic, nor set of characteristics, including genital structures, reproductive organs, or chromosomal arrangement, that can adequately answer this question.
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While most humans can be comfortably grouped into either the men’s or women’s divisions, there are others that cannot.

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Given that participation in sport is a widely shared and enjoyable undertaking with multiple biological, psychological, and social benefits, finding ways to maximize inclusion while preserving fairness is challenging.
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Alas, there are no clear answers. Lacking a consistent way to define men and women hamstrings the proceedings from the outset.

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When examining the performance differences between men’s and women’s divisions, confounders in the data abound. Teasing out the physiological and psychosocial components of the differences we observe is not yet possible.
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A scientific consensus does not yet exist regarding the differences between genders, let alone how to define those genders.

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Because of this uncertainty, rules and policies that encourage inclusion of transgender athletes represent the best balance among the imperfect choices available.

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Specifically, allowing male-to-female transgender athletes to compete in the division they identify within sport should be not be considered prima facie disadvantageous to other women competitors.

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The clear underperformce of trans athletes over many years in sport clearly shows no woman is being disadvantaged by trans females in sports.

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This situation could potentially change or be clarified with further research and we would adjust our recommendations if such findings became available. For now, allowing transgender athletes to compete in their chosen division is prudent.

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