Olympics, doping and the trans issue with Seb Coe and William Hague | The Story

In his monthly episode for The Story, former foreign secretary and Times columnist Lord Hague sits down with Lord Sebastian Coe - gold medal winning Olympian, president of World Athletics, former Tory MP and William’s old chief of staff - to discuss how to tackle doping, should athletes from pariah nations be banned and finding a place for transgender competitors.
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[@roberttilton9147]

I dont mean anything bad with this question, but I'm terribly uninformed about this topic. So if any part of this question is rude please know it's a mistake coming from a genuine attempt at understanding this sensative topic and reach out in the replies if I have erred 😅
Has any athlete who was born female then transitioned to a male ever win an elite competition against cis gender males?
Like Lia Thomas did when she switched from male to female and dominated female swimming competitions but reverse.

[@mikeellis4345]

People like Coe have had decades to clean up the OGs .. and he’s not done it.

[@AnandiMahadeo]

I enjoyed this interview, Seb Coe is articulate & precise. But I thought his rationale for banning Russia could be applied directly to Israel. Furthermore Israel has been investigated & found wanting by the ICJ re genocide. Russia has not. The contradictions and hypocrisy are massive. Either don’t bam any country or use the same criteria across the board. It’s no point declaring that the IOC isn’t a political organisation & then behaving politically.