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Unfair Advantage?
TV & Satellite Week
|June 22, 2019
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova explores the world of transgender athletes.
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Back in February, tennis legend Martina Navratilova faced huge criticism for saying that allowing transgender women to compete in women’s sporting tournaments was ‘cheating’. The long-standing gay rights campaigner – who has since apologised for using the word ‘cheating’ – is now exploring the issue for a BBC1 documentary.
Cameras follow the nine-times Wimbledon champion as she learns more from trans golfer Alison Perkins and Joanna Harper, a trans runner, who explains how her running times improved by more than 10 per cent after her transition.
We caught up with Navratilova to hear more…
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