Surfer Bethany Hamilton says she won't compete at future World Surf League (WSL) events if it upholds its new policy on transgender athletes, saying she wants to see a different division created for transgender people to compete in.
The WSL recently announced it would be adopting the International Surfing Association policy on transgender participation, which requires trans-female athletes to maintain a testosterone level of less than five nmol/L for at least 12 months in order to compete in the women's division.
Hamilton -- a devout Christian - says the new rule "concerns" her as a professional athlete who has competed in the WSL for over 15 years. "I really don't think at this point there is a solution that will please everyone. There are different world views and that is part of life," she wrote. Despite her injuries she quickly returned to the sport, going on to become a national champion and a popular WSL athlete.
She has previously used her platform to speak out about transgender issues in sport and, in her latest video, raised concerns about what she called "male-bodied dominance" in other women's sports such as running and swimming.
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