Kirsty Coventry wants to make a big change in the Olympic Games. She thinks people who were born as boys should not compete in girls' sports, even if they later changed to live as girls. Kirsty works as the Sports Minister in Zimbabwe and wants to be the next leader of the Olympics.
She believes it's really important to keep girls' sports fair. She says people who were born as boys have stronger bodies, which might make competition unfair for other girls. She talks about this because she cares about making sure everyone has the same chance to win.
Kirsty looked at what happened at the Olympic Games in Paris. Two boxers, Lin Yuting and Imane Khelif, won gold medals. But before the Olympics, another boxing group said girls should not box in girls' matches. This made Kirsty think hard about the rules.
The Olympics have let people who changed their gender play sports since 2004. But it wasn't until 2021 that any of these athletes actually competed in the Games. Donald Trump, the President of America, made a rule that says people who were born as boys can't play girls' sports in America.
Some big Olympic sports already have strict rules. Running, swimming, and bike racing don't let people who grew up as boys race with girls. These rules were made to ensure fairness in all the races. The people who run the Olympics let each sport make its own rules about who can play.
She believes it's really important to keep girls' sports fair. She says people who were born as boys have stronger bodies, which might make competition unfair for other girls. She talks about this because she cares about making sure everyone has the same chance to win.
Kirsty looked at what happened at the Olympic Games in Paris. Two boxers, Lin Yuting and Imane Khelif, won gold medals. But before the Olympics, another boxing group said girls should not box in girls' matches. This made Kirsty think hard about the rules.
The Olympics have let people who changed their gender play sports since 2004. But it wasn't until 2021 that any of these athletes actually competed in the Games. Donald Trump, the President of America, made a rule that says people who were born as boys can't play girls' sports in America.
Some big Olympic sports already have strict rules. Running, swimming, and bike racing don't let people who grew up as boys race with girls. These rules were made to ensure fairness in all the races. The people who run the Olympics let each sport make its own rules about who can play.
