The International Cycling Union, otherwise known as the UCI, made its stance on transgender athletes official on Friday, and former Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete Caitlyn Jenner had plenty to say about it.
Jenner, who famously came out as a trans woman in 2015, has been pretty adamantly against transgender athletes in women’s sports, previously going back and forth with tennis great Martina Navratilova on the issue.
The UCI officially barred female transgender athletes from participating in women’s competitions on Friday, which Jenner was certainly happy to hear.
Jenner took to social media to react to the news, saying that it was “good news”
“Good news from Cycling Governing Body today. Protect Women’s Sports! I cannot believe we have to keep saying this.”
Good news from Cycling Governing Body today. Protect Women’s Sports! I cannot believe we have to keep saying this. https://t.co/0UMv273ND2
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) July 14, 2023
In the UCI’s statement on the matter, they detailed that it is “impossible” to rule out the possibility that athletes born a male don’t have an advantage over athletes born female.
“Given the current state of scientific knowledge, it is also impossible to rule out the possibility that biomechanical factors such as the shape and arrangement of the bones in their limbs may constitute a lasting advantage for female transgender athletes,” the UCI stated.
Jenner clearly agrees with this sentiment, and as a former Olympian, it seems to be a very passionate opinion at that.
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