Podcast discusses participation of trans people in sport – 05/19/2023 – Podcasts

Questions about the performance of trans people in sport are increasingly frequent and tend to gain traction especially when trans women achieve good performances, as happened to the American swimmer Lia Thomas last year.

But, today, science still cannot answer precisely if these athletes have advantages in competitions and what they would be. Sports organizations are required to regulate participation, given the challenge of finding parameters with scientific support, not motivated by ideological flags fueled by prejudice.

In 2021, the International Olympic Committee delegated to the federations the task of establishing the rules in each sport. Some entities have created stricter parameters than the previous ones, such as swimming and athletics, which in recent months have barred trans women who have made the gender transition after puberty.

This Friday’s Café da Manhã (19) explains why trans athletes want to compete in the categories they identify with and what researchers say about doubts about inclusion in professional sport. The episode listens to table tennis player Luca Kumahara, volleyball player Tifanny Abreu, sport physiology specialist Bruno Gualano, researchers Joanna Harper and Waleska Vigo Francisco and Gustavo Cavalcanti, professor of figure skating and father of figure skater Maria Joaquina .

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Breakfast is published from Monday to Friday, always at the beginning of the day. The episode is presented by journalists Daniel Castro and Gabriela Mayer, with production by Laila Mouallem and Priscila Camazano. Sound editing is by Thomé Granemann.