this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2025
195 points (99.0% liked)

World News

50844 readers
481 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

The development comes after a presentation to the International Olympic Committee by its medical chief, which highlighted the potential physical advantages of competing in women's sport after being born male.

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

To give everyone some perspective on the BS behind these transphobic bans: professional darts and professional chess both have trans bans. It's never been about fairness in sports

Why should chess and darts be treated differently? There's evidence that males have an advantage in darts:

https://www.mdx.ac.uk/news/2023/2/linda-duffy-darts-psychology/

Given how many sports that males have an advantage in, it certainly seems reasonable to have sex-based competitions as the default.

[–] Dearth@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The Olympic committee has had well established rules on transgender athletes for decades. This change is ridiculous. They might as well go back to chromosomal testing for athletes. It makes as much sense as this nonsense

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The Olympic committee has had well established rules on transgender athletes for decades

What are they? The article says "leaving it for each sport to decide themselves." which doesn't sound consistent.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure but I will comment anyway.

I believe each sport's federation has rules they decide themselves and those are normally used but sometimes the Olympic Committee will ban a federation because of corruption or some mismanagement and take over organization of those specific events. They did it with boxing in the previous Olympics for example. When they do it they have to decide which rules will apply and looks like now they decided the default rules for all sports that fall under their jurisdiction. Last time with boxing they decided to use the same rules that were used 4 years earlier which meant some previously banned athletes where allowed to compete and a lot of participants complained.

Hmm. "Established" is factually correct but I'm not sure "well established" is a good description.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Do trans women keep placing number 1 during competition?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 6 days ago

No, but there was that fuss last year at the Olympics because some of the boxers looked manly. They weren't even trans, incidentally, not that that little fact ever made the headlines or the Facebook groups.

You're right, thats a very important factor to consider. We shouldnt worry about it until they start consistently placing in first place. Thats when flags will/should be raised.

[–] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 4 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Who fucking cares about this irrelevant pissing contest anymore. It's all politics and doping scandals, what does the undercarriage have to do with ANY of that? Why would anyone even aspire to even compete in this in today's world.

load more comments (4 replies)
[–] biotin7@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 days ago

Well well well, so much for being inclusive. Fucking pricks

load more comments
view more: next ›