State Duma Deputy Vitaly Milonov criticized the IOC for its position on transgender people in sports on the admission of transgender athletes to competitions among women. This is reported by Sport24.
The IOC has published a set of recommendations for national federations, stating that the final decision on the admission of transgender people to participate in women's competitions should be made by them. Milonov criticized the committee's position and called the transgender athletes crooks and crazy. He noted that athletes with acute mental illness are prohibited from participating in the Olympic Games.
“It turns out that they call our girls to compete with these crazy mutants,” he said. Milonov also proposed to establish special competitions for transgender people. It also excludes the appearance of transgender athletes in Russian national teams.
Earlier on November 17, the IOC presented recommendations on the admission of transgender athletes to competitions among women. They state that athletes must be admitted regardless of gender or gender identity, and the national federations themselves must develop detailed admission criteria.
New Zealand Laurel Hubbard became the first open transgender to take part in the Olympics. At the Tokyo Games, the weightlifter did not manage to complete a single successful attempt, and after the competition, Hubbard retired.