Whitey Ford
03-09-2025, 02:25 AM
Transgender Athletes Could Be At A Physical Disadvantage, New Research Shows (https://www.forbes.com/sites/lindseyedarvin/2024/04/25/transgender-athletes-could-be-at-a-physical-disadvantage-new-research-shows/)
Transgender athletes could be at a physical disadvantage compared to their cisgender counterparts, challenging claims that serve to exclude transgender athletes from participation in sport spaces that coincide with their gender identity, a new report suggests. A recent cross-sectional study examined the athletic capabilities and potential differences among trans and cisgender athletes. This investigation was the first to be funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the subject and marks the first analysis on athletes who have undergone gender-affirming hormone therapy.
The study, which was published earlier this month in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a leading peer-reviewed journal in sports medicine, examined the athletic capabilities of 35 transgender athletes compared to 40 cisgender athletes. The study assessed cardiovascular performance, strength, and lower-body power among 23 transgender women, 12 transgender men, 21 cisgender women, and 19 cisgender men. All transgender participants had undergone hormone therapy for over a year, and both cisgender and transgender participants were actively engaged in competitive sports or underwent physical training at least three times weekly.
Transgender athletes could be at a physical disadvantage compared to their cisgender counterparts, challenging claims that serve to exclude transgender athletes from participation in sport spaces that coincide with their gender identity, a new report suggests. A recent cross-sectional study examined the athletic capabilities and potential differences among trans and cisgender athletes. This investigation was the first to be funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the subject and marks the first analysis on athletes who have undergone gender-affirming hormone therapy.
The study, which was published earlier this month in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a leading peer-reviewed journal in sports medicine, examined the athletic capabilities of 35 transgender athletes compared to 40 cisgender athletes. The study assessed cardiovascular performance, strength, and lower-body power among 23 transgender women, 12 transgender men, 21 cisgender women, and 19 cisgender men. All transgender participants had undergone hormone therapy for over a year, and both cisgender and transgender participants were actively engaged in competitive sports or underwent physical training at least three times weekly.