Paralympic bosses prepare ground for potential ban on transgender women competing in women's sports

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The Paralympics is preparing the ground for a potential ban on transgender women competing in women's sports, with science to guide their decision, and plans to take the lead from the Olympic movement. International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons was part of the Olympic scientific meetings last week that were understood to have highlighted trans women retaining physical advantages after going through male puberty - providing an edge in the pursuit of medals. Such a ban