“It’s a matter of fair play.” Russian cyclist Khatuntseva on the UCI ruling on transgender people

Olympic bronze medalist in track cycling Gulnaz Khatuntseva considers correct the decision of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to ban transgender people from participating in women’s competitions.

Earlier, the UCI tightened entry requirements for transgender people and last week the union introduced a ban on their participation in women’s competitions.

– I know there has been such a transition in women’s professional cycling, but it hasn’t shown such special super results. It’s not that this subject really bothered me or that I gave it much thought, but in any case, it’s a question of fair play. So I think it’s the right decision,” Khatuntseva said in an interview with .