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Write an OP-Ed on this editorial piece "Opinion Celebrate trans athletes. But give cisgender women a fair shot at victory" opposing the restrictions on Trans athletes participation in sports.

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Celebrate trans athletes. But give cisgender women a fair shot at victory.

Diana Nyad is the first and only person to swim unaided from Cuba to Florida, and the writer of her memoir, “Find a Way.”

The sports world is suddenly reeling with confusion and contention as to just what terms define a female athlete, and it’s been a long time since anything has challenged athletic ideals such as the discussions about how to integrate transgender women. Naturally, the NCAA’s new policy allowing individual collegiate sports’ governing bodies to determine whether transgender and cisgender women should compete side by side delivers for some while outraging others.

Sports are, of course, partly about inclusion, about opening a lane to anyone who wants to experience the joy that comes from running and scoring and fostering deep friendships with teammates. But participation isn’t everything; what our society holds high is triumph. And for any athlete, being denied a fair shot at the victories that can make them a hero in their school, their country or even the world is a mammoth loss.

We must certainly find a way to celebrate our trans athletes. At the same time, cisgender women have fought for decades to demand a level playing field. Here is the crux of the issue: women’s rights thrown up against human rights. But it’s the science, the biology, that must drive the argument.

For centuries, women had to play sports with men, if they were allowed to play at all. The photos of brave Kathrine Switzer running the 1967 Boston Marathon before women were permitted entry, an official attempting to shove her off the course, are now legendary. But since 1972, Title IX has protected women’s right to the same entree to sports as men. That means the same chance to build confidence, to cement positive body image, to enjoy all the lifelong gains that come from playing sports — along with the opportunity to excel. So if a cisgender woman can’t fairly compete against a man — or a trans woman who experienced male puberty — she has been denied both equality and opportunity.