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The World Darts Federation ruled earlier this week that organic men would not be allowed in women’s competitions who are transgender women.
A trans dart thror spoke against the decision in a long Instagram post, calling it “damage to the trans community in the game”.
“This last Monday, WDF (World Darts Federation) released a new policy about gender eligibility. I want to take a moment to respond. This decision impresses me personally – however, thankfully, not very seriously at this time. But still, it hurts,” Noa-Lin Van Lewaven wrote,
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Noa-Linnan van Lewven of the Netherlands threw the women’s 2024 Betfred World Matchplay Final against Japan’s Mikuru Suzuki at the Winter Garden on July 21, 2024 at Blackpool, England. (Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)
“Once again, it is a disadvantage to the trans community in sports. And it breaks my heart. As a trans person in the world, I know how important the significant inclusion is – not only on paper, but in behavior.”
Van Lewaven said that “fairness is coming at the cost of” “exclusion”.
“It is disappointing to see that so far another policy has been implicated around ‘fairness’, which eventually results in exclusion, actually without considering the people behind the label. My heart comes out for all the athletes affected by it. We appear. We keep walking,” we keep going, “Wan Lewaven wrote.
Holland’s Noa-Linnan Van Leauvan won the first set before losing his round one match against Holland’s Kevin Datts during the day of the Paddy Power PDC World Darts Championship 2024/2025 in London on 17 December 2024. (Tom Jenkins/Getty Images)
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Van Lewven reached the WDF Dutch Open semi -finals in 2023 and 2024, but has since moved to the professional Darts Championship Circuit. Van Lewaven has won six women PDC titles.
Two former Dutch team colleagues of Van Lewven resigned on Van Lewaven, who joined the PDC. Last year, British women darts player DTA Headman refused to play van Leven at a WDF event.
Van Lewaven has also participated in open programs, which features both organic men and women.
London, London, December 17, 2024 during the day of Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, Noa-Linnon van Leuven in the first round match against Kevin Datt. (Steven Paston/PA images through Getty Image)
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PDC execution Matt Porter said that in November he believed that the organization’s policy on the trans thrower is “fair” and There was no plan to change The UK Supreme Court’s “man,” “women” and “sex”, despite the decision to define.
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