I was slightly mistaken. It was cycling, not track and field. (Fun fact: It's really difficult to find the right article when you have the wrong sport, lol)
Rachel McKinnon has entered the history books as the first transgender woman to win a cycling world title.
McKinnon, who races both on the track and the road, won the womens 35-44 sprint during the UCI Masters Track Cycling World Championships in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Dr Rachel McKinnon was born a biological male but identifies as a trans woman and is a campaigner for trans rights.
Replying to a tweet by Katie Hopkins, runner up Jennifer Wagner said: I was the third place rider.
Its definitely not fair.
McKinnon added that Wagner had beaten her in 10 of their last 12 races, including the 500-metre time trial earlier in the week.
Transgender athletes have been allowed to compete in the Olympics since 2004 but under the requirement they had undergone gender confirmation surgery and been on hormone therapy for two years.
In 2015, these rules were relaxed to remove the need for surgery and the athletes must have a testosterone level below a certain limit for at least 12 months prior to their first competition.
Of course, in fairness, the specific regulations that are to be followed for MtF transgender people participating in competition are still very much up for debate. After all, in the same article it mentions that the permissible amount of testosterone will be halved for the 2020 Olympics.
Awesome, thank you very much! I'm glad to hear they're working on it because I don't want them banned entirely, I just want a fair playing field.