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Sharron Davies Slams Flawed Study on Transgender Athletes

2/5/2026

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Sharron Davies, a former Olympic swimmer, criticized a study on GB News claiming transgender women have no advantage over cisgender women in sports.
She argued the British Medical Journal published a flawed study that fails to compare athletes, contrasting trans women with elite female athletes.
Davies said women's sports must remain exclusive to biological females, citing inherent advantages from male puberty, and warned of dangers in contact sports.

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Sharron Davies, a former Olympic swimmer, criticized a study on GB News claiming transgender women have no advantage over cisgender women in sports.
She argued the British Medical Journal published a flawed study that fails to compare athletes, contrasting trans women with elite female athletes.
Davies said women's sports must remain exclusive to biological females, citing inherent advantages from male puberty, and warned of dangers in contact sports.