Tennis legend Navratilova sorry for transgender ‘cheat’ claim
Former tennis player Martina Navratilova was branded as 'transphobic' after writing in a newspaper column that allowing trans athletes to compete with women who were assigned female at birth is 'cheating and unfair'. — AFP pic
The tennis legend, an 18-time Grand Slam title winner, was branded as “transphobic” after writing in a newspaper column that allowing trans athletes to compete with women who were assigned female at birth is “cheating and unfair”. “I know that my use of the word ‘cheat’ caused particular offence among the transgender community. I’m sorry for that because I certainly was not suggesting that transgender athletes in general are cheats,” the 62-year-old wrote in a blog yesterday.
Despite apologising, Navratilova said that the issue of transgender athletes competing in women’s sports is guaranteed to keep creating competitive as well as ethical questions.
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