{"id":2105396,"date":"2023-11-21T20:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T01:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/international-cricket-council-forbids-trans-athletes-from-playing-against-biological-females\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T20:36:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T01:36:36","slug":"international-cricket-council-forbids-trans-athletes-from-playing-against-biological-females","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/international-cricket-council-forbids-trans-athletes-from-playing-against-biological-females\/","title":{"rendered":"International Cricket Council Forbids Trans Athletes From Playing Against Biological Females"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finternational-cricket-council-forbids-trans-athletes-from-playing-against-biological-females%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2105396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Mark\u2063 Kolbe\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>5:25 PM \u2013 Tuesday, November 21, 2023<\/p>\n<p>International cricket competitions that involve transgender players\u200c competing against biological \u200cfemale players will \u200cno \u2064longer be possible.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Transgender female athletes are no longer permitted to \u2063compete\u2062 in women\u2019s\u200c cricket, according to an International\u2063 Cricket \u200dCouncil (ICC) ruling on Tuesday.\u2063 Regardless of surgery\u2062 or reassignment therapy, male-to-female competitors who have \u2062experienced \u2064male puberty are not allowed to compete.<\/p>\n<p>The council\u200b cited \u200dscientific data \u2064that shows players who have \u200cgone through puberty as\u200b a biological male are at an advantage compared\u2064 to biological female players.<\/p>\n<p>Protecting the \u201cintegrity of the international women\u2019s game\u201d and the\u2062 safety of the players \u2064was the council\u2019s priority, according\u200b to CEO Geoff Allardice. He referenced a\u2064 nine-month \u200cconsultation \u201cfounded in\u2063 science\u201d as \u2062a main factor for the \u201cnew gender eligibility \u2064regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe \u2063changes to the gender\u2062 eligibility \u2063regulations resulted from an extensive consultation process\u200b \u2026 and is aligned with the core principles \u2064developed during the \u200creview,\u201d Allardice asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These values include preserving the\u2064 integrity, safety, fairness, and inclusivity of the game, according to the ICC.<\/p>\n<p>Since the \u2063policy change solely pertains to\u2063 international competitions, individual nations are \u2063free to establish their own regulations for domestic \u2062games. In two years, the ICC will review the rule.<\/p>\n<p>Less than a\u200d month has passed since nine \u2062governors addressed the NCAA to request that its transgender student-athlete policy be \u2064revised. This rule modification follows their request.<\/p>\n<p>They contended \u2062that the guideline punishes dedicated female \u200dathletes,\u200d since biological males have an\u2062 athletic advantage over biological \u200dwomen when it comes \u2062to both strength and \u200dlung capacity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe NCAA\u200d has the\u200c opportunity to \u200bguarantee \u2064a\u2063 fair environment for women\u2019s sports,\u201d the governors said. \u201cIf you take this\u200d opportunity, it \u2062will expand the possibilities\u200d for so many young women for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Guidelines that allow biological men and women to compete against\u2064 one another endorse \u201caverage \u200bmale athlete[s] stealing \u2063the \u200crecognition from a truly remarkable female \u2064athlete,\u201d the\u200c governors\u200c said.<\/p>\n<p>This news comes after\u200b a \u2062biological female \u2064boxer, Katia\u200d Bissonnette, reportedly pulled out of a championship competition in\u200b October after finding out that she would be forced to compete against\u2064 a transgender opponent. It was less than\u200b an hour before the event that Bissonnette \u200ddecided not \u2064to face Mya Walmsley. Since the referees could not locate \u2064another fighter, they awarded the victory to Walmsley by \u200ddefault. <\/p>\n<p>According to \u2064Bissonnette, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-policies-need-to-be-fought-off-by-states-rep-steube\/\" title=\"Progressive Policies Need to Be Fought Off by States: Rep. Steube\">biological female athletes<\/a> should not have to bear the \u201cphysical and psychological\u2064 risks\u201d associated with an\u2063 opponent\u2019s choices regarding their \u201cpersonal life\u201d and perceived \u201cidentity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay \u2063informed! Receive breaking\u2064 news blasts directly to \u2063your inbox \u200cfor free. 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According to CEO Geoff Allardice, the council&#8217;s priority is to protect the\u200d integrity of the international women&#8217;s\u200d game and ensure the safety of all players. He\u200b emphasized that the \u2064decision \u2063was made after a thorough nine-month consultation process grounded in scientific\u2063 evidence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The changes\u200b to the gender eligibility regulations resulted from an extensive consultation process \u2026 and is aligned with the core \u2062principles\u2064 developed\u200d during the review,&#8221; Allardice asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Preserving the integrity, safety,\u200d fairness, and inclusivity \u200cof the game are the core values mentioned by the ICC. It is important to note that this policy change only applies to international competitions, and\u200b individual nations are free to establish their own regulations for domestic games. The ICC \u2064will review this \u2063rule in two\u2064 years.<\/p>\n<p>This ruling comes shortly after nine governors addressed the NCAA, requesting a revision of its transgender student-athlete policy. These governors argued\u200d that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/international-cricket-council-forbids-trans-athletes-from-playing-against-biological-females\/\" title=\"International Cricket Council Forbids Trans Athletes From Playing Against Biological Females\">current guideline unfairly penalizes dedicated female athletes<\/a> as biological males\u200b have physiological advantages in terms of strength and lung capacity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The NCAA has\u200d the opportunity to guarantee a fair environment for women&#8217;s sports,&#8221; the governors said. &#8220;If you take this \u2063opportunity, it\u200b will expand the possibilities for so many young women for years\u200d to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Allowing \u2063biological men and women to compete against\u2064 each \u2062other undermines the achievements of exceptional female athletes, the governors asserted.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement follows an incident involving\u200b a biological female boxer, \u200cKatia\u2063 Bissonnette, who \u200bwithdrew from \u200da championship competition in October upon learning that she would be competing against a transgender opponent. Bissonnette \u2063decided not\u2064 to\u2062 face \u200dMya Walmsley less than an hour before the event, leading the referees to \u200baward the victory to Walmsley by default as they could not \u200bfind another fighter.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bissonnette, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-shames-neil-degrasse-tyson-for-catering-to-woke-college-students\/\" title=\"Bill Maher criticizes Neil DeGrasse Tyson for pandering to 'woke' students.\">biological \u2062female athletes<\/a> should \u2063not\u200b have to face\u200c the physical and psychological risks associated\u2062 with \u2064an opponent&#8217;s personal \u2064choices and perceived\u2064 identity.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to\u2062 be seen\u2063 how the ICC&#8217;s ruling will be\u200c received and whether it will lead to changes in other sports organizations&#8217; policies regarding \u2064transgender participation. Nonetheless, it reinforces the ongoing debate surrounding \u200cfair competition, gender eligibility, and athlete \u2063safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Mark Kolbe\/Getty Images) OAN\u2019s\u00a0Brooke Mallory 5:25 PM \u2013 Tuesday, November 21, 2023 International cricket competitions that involve transgender players competing against biological female players will no longer be possible. Advertisement Transgender female athletes are no longer permitted to compete in women\u2019s cricket, according to an International Cricket Council (ICC) ruling on Tuesday. 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