Sharron Davies & Mara Yamauchi

Olympians: Sport has betrayed women


September 18, 2025
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UnHerd’s Flo Read sits down with elite marathon runner Mara Yamauchi and Olympian swimmer Sharron Davies for a frank discussion on the future of women’s sport. Drawing on their own experiences and citing the East German doping scandal as a historical parallel, they critique sporting bodies for what they see as a betrayal of female athletes and make the case that preserving sex-based categories is the only way to ensure the integrity and survival of women’s sport.


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