Allison Hadley says competing in her sport has helped her stay healthy and motivated and feel less isolated
Allison Hadley says she has been having a hard time focusing on training for an upcoming cross-country skiing competition.
If enacted, it would ban transgender athletes from competing in female amateur sports, require school and sporting organizations to report eligibility complaints and see the creation of sports leagues with “mixed-gender” divisions. “If there are disputes, we’ll work with provincial sports organizations and other stakeholders to make sure we’re addressing those on a case-by-case basis,” he said.
Hadley, born and raised in Edmonton, played rugby for nine years on a local team before competing in cross-country skiing. She decided to become a solo athlete, she said, as several sporting associations have policies that allow transgender athletes to compete in the gender division they identify with.
The hormone changes lowered her stamina and strength, she added, and she began clocking slower skiing times.Transgender women in sports are often told they have an advantage due to their testosterone levels, said Hadley, but hers are well below the average woman.
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