NPR gets roasted for claiming there's 'limited scientific evidence' men have 'physical advantage' over women in sports: 'Beyond a joke'
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National Public Radio was ridiculed for claiming that there is "limited scientific evidence" that men have a "physical advantage" over women in sports. The NPR article was attempting to defend transgender athletes.
The article was in response to the World Athletics Council – the governing body for international track and field – barring transgender athletes from competing in events designated for biological women.
During a press conference on Thursday, World Athletics Council president Sebastian Coe said, "The council has agreed to exclude male-to-female transgender athletes who have been through male puberty from female world ranking competitions from March the 31st this year."
Coe added, "However, in order to do further research into our transgender eligibility guideline, we will be establishing a working group whose remit will be to consult specifically with transgender athletes to seek views on competing in athletics to review and maybe commission additional research where there is currently limited research, and to put forward recommendations to council."
The article from the taxpayer-backed NPR claimed, "At the center of the issue is whether transgender women athletes have a physical advantage over other female competitors, even after lowering their testosterone levels. But there is limited scientific research involving elite transgender athletes — which the council also acknowledged."
NPR argued, "World Athletics Council said that they have conducted their own research over the past decade and that they found there can be an impact in performance. Several international groups including the Human Rights Watch have called the council's evidence flawed."
NPR asserted, "The ban is part of a growing resistance against transgender women and girls in female sports."
The outlet accused the sport of track and field of "moving away from trans inclusion."
NPR wrote on Twitter: "The international governing body for track and field will ban trans women athletes from elite women's competitions, citing a priority for fairness over inclusion despite limited scientific evidence of physical advantage."
However, the tweet was flagged by Twitter's Community Notes.
The Community Note stated, "Significant evidence from numerous studies demonstrates that trans-athletes maintain a competitive physical advantage despite gender-affirming care."... (Read more)
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