Unfair Play: The Battle For Women's Sport 'Thrillingly Fearless' THE TIMES

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Sharron Davies is no stranger to battling the routine sexism the sporting world. She missed out on Olympic Gold because of doping among East German athletes in the 1980s, and has never received justice. Now, biological males are being allowed to compete directly against women under the guise of trans ‘self-ID’, a development that could destroy the integrity of female sport. This callous indifference towards women in sport, argue Sharron and journalist Craig Lord, is merely the latest stage in a decades-long history of sexism on the part of sport’s higher-ups. Chelsea star names WWE legend John Cena as the celebrity he'd want to portray him in a movie - but can YOU guess which unlikely Blues player it is? In 1992, she met athlete Derek Redmond at the Barcelona Olympics. In 1994 they were married in Northampton, and had two children. They divorced in 2000. [31]Arsenal are a short 8/13 to win their Carabao Cup tie against out-of-form West Ham... with red-hot Eddie Nketiah NOW 18/1 to score a brace OLIVER HOLT: Money matters to FIFA. And money doesn't just talk when the Saudis get involved, it shouts from the rooftops a b c "Sharron Davies – Olympics". Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022 . Retrieved 27 February 2022. Samuel Eto'o 'had a huge fight with Kevin De Bruyne' and Jose Mourinho 'made Mo Salah cry': Chelsea old guard reveal how they lost two superstars Celtic BAN Green Brigade ultras from their matches for 'unacceptable conduct' - but their Palestine flag...

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Kaoru Mitoma delights Roberto De Zerbi by signing a new four-year deal with Brighton to 'become one of their highest earners' as they look to stave off interest a b Davies, Sharron (20 March 2022). "Sharron Davies: Injustice of transgender athletes has echo of the dopers I faced". The Times. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022 . Retrieved 1 April 2022. They have already been in touch with me,” confirms Davies. “That’s the really uplifting side of what I do. Women in sport reach out to me for advice and support because they know I will stand up for them. But it shouldn’t have to be down to individuals like me to speak up or for individuals like them to walk away from an event they have trained so hard for – their governing bodies should be doing that.” Barcelona kid Marc Guiu, 17, scores the winner just 30 seconds after coming off the bench for his debut as Xavi unearths another gem Travis Kelce's family 'a little worried' for his safety with Taylor Swift due to how intense Swifties have been since they started dating - with the attention leaving them 'overwhelmed'At the age of 18, Sharron decided she needed a break from competing and retired to pursue a media career. However, the lure of the water was too much, returning in 1989 promptly regaining her national 200m title. The ex-Great Britain swimmer has frequently and publicly expressed her concerns in relation to self-identification in sport, insisting that transgender athletes create a disadvantage for cisgender women because of their enhanced levels of testosterone. Ad Feature Arsenal are a short 8/13 to win their Carabao Cup tie against out-of-form West Ham... with red-hot Eddie... presented with Jim Rosenthal on Five's latest revival of the long running celebrity sports competition Superstars [25]

Results from Sheffield". The Times. 15 June 1992. p.28. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022 . Retrieved 31 August 2023. ITV series Dancing on Ice, partnered by regular participant Pavel Aubrecht; eliminated on 21 February 2010 (week 7 of the series) We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. Sharron Davies, Olympic swimmer, former Gladiator and sports commentator, is sitting in the high-ceilinged splendour of her Georgian house on the outskirts of Bath. Elegant and tanned-and-toned in an All Saints sundress, dachshund Ed pottering by her feet and Flash, her blind Basset hound in the next room, it’s hard not to conclude that she is literally Living the Dream.I’m ready to take on any sport or institution that is failing to give parity to both sexes,” says Davies. “The assault on female sport is happening far and wide. I had a very distraught tweet sent to me by a mother who told me that her 11-year-old daughter came home from her own primary-school sports day saying that not a single girl had won an event, so what was the point of her entering? Her mum was livid, and asked me to carry on fighting for our daughters. I said I would.” SOUL OF SPORT: A wet and windy Stade de France played host to a Rugby World Cup semi-final classic. KEVIN QUIGLEY captured all the emotions in Paris The problem was, I wasn't top, because I was competing during the East German era and lost out on gold medals to doped athletes,' Davies said, reflecting on the injustice she experienced during her career.