Weekly Combine Newsletter: Focus on transgender participation intensifies

Across the Easter holidays, key issues relating to the participation of Russian athletes in international sport, world game disputes and transgender athletes continue to dominate the headlines.

Sports Law Combine's recent article on transgender athletes and the growing trend of conservative politicians legislating against the athletes' participation in women's sports, preceded a fierce debate that roared back into the media just hours after the story was published. The issue is firmly in focus with several U.S. states implementing laws and a federal election campaign underway in Australia, where the issue has become a surprisingly central part of the debate.

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