Sex and Gender in Sport:
Side Events
The Voice of Athletes with Variations in Sex Characteristics
In preparation for the session “Sex and Gender in Sports Policy: a human rights perspective”, CSHR hosted a pre-recorded event with its Board Director, Dr. Payoshni Mitra, that brings interventions from three female athletes with variations in sex characteristics – Annet Negesa, former middle-distance runner, from Uganda; Aminatou Seyni, who ran in the 200-meter category in the Olympics in Tokyo; and Holali Ativor, a footballer from Ghana. They share about their experiences in sport and talk about the implications of sports regulations to their personal and professional lives, and the lives of other women and girls in the Global South. Dr. Mitra also highlights steps sports bodies can take to respect and promote the rights of women athletes with variations in sex characteristics.
The Voice of Transgender Athletes
In preparation for the session “Sex and Gender in Sports Policy: a human rights perspective”, Athlete Ally, in partnership with CSHR, hosted a pre-recorded event with four transgender athletes – Dr.Veronica Ivy, Chris Mosier, Patricio “Pat” Manuel, and Ricardo del Real – that bring their perspectives and experiences regarding their participation in sport with an intersectional approach, talk about the meaning of competing in the sport category of the gender they identify with, and alert about the constant discrimination faced by transgender athletes in and beyond sport.