‘I Wouldn’t Even Place’ in Race Against Trans Athletes: Aussie Olympic Gold Medallist

‘I Wouldn’t Even Place’ in Race Against Trans Athletes: Aussie Olympic Gold Medallist
Swimmer Emily Seebohm is seen posing for a photograph after a training session in the nets at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. AAP Image/Darren England
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Australian Olympic gold medallist Emily Seebohm has voiced concerns about the lack of fairness in competitive sports where transgender athletes are allowed to play against female-born athletes, saying that she “wouldn’t even place” if she competed in the male’s category.

The 29-year-old revealed on Thursday that she shared the same opinion as swimmer Emma McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, who declared on Tuesday that she “wouldn’t want to be racing against someone who is biologically a male.”

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Nina Nguyen is a reporter based in Sydney. She covers Australian news with a focus on social, cultural, and identity issues. She is fluent in Vietnamese. Contact her at [email protected].
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