This is Kuinini ‘Nini’ Manumua, the woman who was ultimately displaced by inclusion of Laurel Hubbard.

She’s 21, and it would have been her first Olympics.

A perfect example of the muddled thinking regarding testosterone, advantage and sports categorisation.

‘T means better performance. It’s debatable whether that’s a sports advantage.’

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From this article: @TheWillHobson

There are two concepts of ‘advantage’ used in the wider discussion. I think of them as Start and Finish Line positions.

The Finish Liners look at results - ‘no trans Olympians’ - and assert this demonstrates no advantage.

‘No trans Olympians’ is not simply a function of physical capacity but also participation.

Nobody from Bangladesh has ever won an Olympic medal. Does that mean Bangladeshis have no physical capability for sport, or are there actually societal barriers like money, access, sport as a low priority or non-Olympic sports prioritised?

Systematic review from Joanna Harper on muscular changes in transwomen.

‘These findings suggest that strength may be well preserved in transwomen during the first 3 years of hormone

Her conclusions mirror those of a recent review by me and Tommy Lundberg @tlexercise

‘These longitudinal data comprise a clear pattern of very modest to negligible changes in muscle mass and strength in transgender women suppressing testosterone for at least 12 months.’

Link to our review

I am biting my tongue to prevent me bitterly reflecting on the years of abuse I have received for disseminating this data.

Pictures of kittens welcome.

I will say this:

When two groups of scientists that have been cast on ‘opposing sides’ of an issue reach the same conclusions about a dataset, perhaps we might be able to accept what that dataset shows and move forward with solutions.

@SaveWomensSport @jamestalarico @BethStelzer What on earth is this nonsense?

@jamestalarico might want to reconsider his sources, because attempting to legislate based on TikTok pseudoscience is making people look stupid.