In 2016 the International Olympic committee ruled that transgender athletes can compete in the Olympics without undergoing sex reassignment surgery. In 2018 the International Association of Athletics Federations, track’s governing body, ruled that women who have more than 5 nano-mols per liter of testosterone in their blood—like South African sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya—must either compete against men, or take medication to reduce their natural testosterone levels. The IAAF stated that women in the five-plus category have a “difference of sexual…
Read more67% Yes |
33% No |
55% Yes |
27% No |
12% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
6% No, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
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Unique answers from India users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Yes, and there could be a special category for them.
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Setup a diverse committee that includes transgender individuals to determine which category a transgender person would compete in
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Yes. There should be a separate category, so no complaints of injustice
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There should be separate Transgender sports teams
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If the governing body is fine with it then sure
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Gender segregated sports should be abolished
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