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Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 29 October 2024

Debate

Olympics and Paralympics: Competitors in Female Categories

Contribution

My Lords, the International Olympic Committee has been very clear that all the women who competed in the female boxing category at this year’s Olympic Games were born as women, lived their whole lives as women and, “comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations”. This is not, therefore, a question about trans athletes’ participation in competitive sport. I welcome the approach the Minister has taken. Does she agree that this is, rather, an example of an international governing body regulating its sport independently? Will she join me in sending congratulations to all the men and women who represented their countries at the Olympic Games this summer?

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