Former athletes and activists spoke this week at a United Nations assembly urging the international body to encourage sanctions on men who try to compete in women’s sports.
Olympic silver medalist Sharron Davies and former West Virginia athlete Lainey Armistead were among those who spoke at the Wednesday event in New York City, describing the obvious advantages men have over women in athletics.
‘NO males at all in women’s sport.’
“I’m here today because we’ve all seen what happens when males are allowed to compete on women’s teams. … It’s demoralizing and unfair, and just plain wrong,” Armistead said.
The soccer player explained that while West Virginia has laws that ensure only biological women can compete in women’s sports, she still heard stories at her university about women getting hurt during competitions against men in female athletics. […]
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