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Aug 2022
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Twin Challenges for the IOC - Transgende...

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The International Olympic Committee has met with the Taliban leadership of Afghanistan twice in recent months looking for guarantees men and women will compete in Paris '24. Not everybody believes it is the right approach. And Rugby Sevens gold medalist Ellia Green makes history as sports wrestle with transgender policies. 
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