Should Transgender Track and Field Athletes run according to their biological sex, of the sex the Identify as?
Track and Field; a sport of which consist of multiple running, jumping, and throwing events which male or females can decide to compete in. The sport is primarily open to any individual who is willing to work hard have drive and dedication and persevere. It’s definitely about the athletes abilities and having a fair and equal competition for everyone.
While discussing about the sport being equal and fair to all athletes, it’s hard not to talk about particular cases that have become very relevant in the Track and Field world lately . The most discussed and controversial topic in Track and Field currently is, what about transgender
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As that same powerfully built sprinter overtook the field in the final 70 meters of the 200 finals, the question remained.”
2017, the CIAC Class M track meet, heads turned, eyes stared, at the more built freshman girl from Cromwell, noticing some clear differences. In the state of Connecticut, a transgender athlete’s story has made some headlines and gained some media attention. “And as Stonington junior Kate Hall, who had won the Class M 100 last year, brushed back tears after she had finished second behind transgender female Andraya Yearwood of Cromwell in the 100, this much was clear: The question that could not be ignored has no easy, painless answer. "It's frustrating," said Hall, who finished third in the 200. "But that's just the way it is now." There was no more gracious runner in defeat Tuesday at New Britain Stadium than Hall. There was no more gracious runner in double victory than Yearwood.”
As you see in this case, lasts year State Champion in the 100 meter dash, athlete from Stonington had no words for what has happened. The athlete has stated that “it’s just like that