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2019 Boston Marathon - 4:31:32

Where to even start with this one? There’s so much to say about Boston Marathon this year and only so many words I can reasonably ask y’

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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe doubles down on regulation changes for transgender athletes

Just under a year ago World Athletics announced it would prohibit athletes who have gone through what it called “male puberty” from participating in female world rankings competitions. The governing body for track and field said the exclusion would apply to transgender women. The decision was criticized by trans rights advocates who warned that “blanket bans” on transgender women from competing in women’s categories risked “violating fundamental human rights principles.” Speaking with CNN’s Amanda Davies at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, the governing body’s President Sebastian Coe doubled down on the decision made by his Council, saying, without evidence, that had World Athletics not acted on the matter no woman would ever win another sporting event

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CHELSEA MITCHELL:  I was the fastest girl on my team. But I couldn't beat trans athletes

Losing a state championship is hard—but losing because the race isn't fair is gut-wrenching

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Western States 100 aims for inclusivity in updated policies for transgender, non-binary and pregnant athletes

WSER's new rules strive to encourage and facilitate the participation of transgender and non-binary runners

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KRIS BERG:  The Miami Marathon’s recognition of transgender athletes could not have come at a better time

Athletes as young as ten have faced transphobic vitriol not only from fellow competitors and sports fans, but from government officials

Piece from the Univ. of Miami student newspaper about the Miami Marathon having a third category for runners who do not identify as male or female, which not necessarily covers all transgender competitors.