The British cyclist and Olympic gold medalist, Katie Archibald, has added her voice to those criticizing international sports organizations for allowing males to compete against female athletes.

“It is my opinion that the international governing bodies of several sports have let down transgender athletes, in particular transgender women, with their inclusion policies,” she said. “These policies have put the athletes, their involvement in sport, and their personal lives under intense scrutiny when all the athletes have done is follow the rules and enter a category they were encouraged to enter.”

While I agree with Archibald that the sports organizations have more of the blame share than any individual male athlete, the main group being “let down” here are not trans-identifying athletes but rather female athletes. Archibald hints as much herself, saying, “I too feel let down by these policies” and “the retained advantage of people who have gone through male puberty in strength, stamina, and physique, with or without testosterone suppression, has been well documented.”

The issue here is sex, not identity. Males don’t belong in female sports.