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Martina Navratilova reacted to the Olympics moving towards banning transgender athletes' participation in women's sports after a review confirmed that biological males have a clear physical advantage.Martina Navratilova, one of the trailblazers in sports history, dominated the tennis domain for more than three decades. Besides breaking records on the court, the Czech-American stood up for multiple causes throughout her career, including gay rights, anti-communism, and became a strong voice against Republicans. She also began advocating against transgender participation in women’s sports and became a prominent figure in the debate. Recently, news of a potential ban on biological males competing in women’s events was released, following updates from the IOC Director of Health, Medicine, and Science, Dr. Jane Thornton, who cited scientific evidence to say that biological males have an advantage over women and hormone treatment can never take that away entirely. Reacting to the news, Navratilova celebrated the development, reflecting on the years she spent protesting and opposing those who supported transgender inclusion in women’s sports. "Hallelujah!!!"Although no decisions have been made yet, the ban may be announced at the Olympic movement’s annual gathering, the 145th IOC Session in Milan. This development stems from newly appointed IOC President Kirsty Coventry’s decision to form a dedicated group to protect women’s sports.At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting and Algeria's Imane Khelif were the topic of controversy as they competed and won gold medals despite allegedly failing gender eligibility tests. Martina Navratilova once spoke out against being labeled 'anti-trans'Navratilova at the French Open Tennis Tournament. Roland-Garros 2024. - Source: GettyIn August last year, Kelsea Broadfoot was spotted carrying a bladed item in public in an English county while intoxicated, with her pants around her ankles, when police found her. In an article published later that year, a user on X claimed that she was a 'man' and criticized the authorities for misrepresenting Broadfoot. Reacting to that, Martina Navratilova had said:"Exactly what I said years ago- all of a sudden we will see a spike in "women's" crime. When it’s males doing them still."She was then called out by an X user for being 'anti-trans', to which she replied:"You said I was anti trans. I am not anti trans- I am pro women. Pro women sex based spaces. That is not anti anything."Martina Navratilova has always been a vocal critic of Donald Trump, but agreed with him at one point when he went the extra mile to oppose transgender inclusion as well.
