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World Athletics president Seb Coe has explained the main reason for banning transgender athletes who went through male puberty from competing at the elite level stems from fears that female athletes will never be able to beat them for a medal. The international governing body announced in March last year that they were following in the footsteps of World Rugby and World Swimming by banning transgender athletes who had undergone male puberty. The ruling means athletes such as New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, won’t be able to compete in Paris this ye…

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