Retired Female Champion Comes Out Against Transgender Athletes in Elite Sports: 'Has To Be Protected' Retired Female Champion Comes Out Against Transgender Athletes in Elite Sports: ‘Has To Be Protected’ https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Paula-Radcliffe-345x181.jpg Paula Radcliffe is a very controversial woman right now. She’s controversial because apparently, she still believes the elite tiers of women’s sports should be reserved for those who were born as, well, women. Radcliffe, a retired British long-distance runner with the world record for fastest marathon time by a female, made similar comments earlier in the month, according to The Daily Wire. During an appearance on BBC Radio 5 on Friday, she refused to back away from those remarks, at least as far as elite sports go. Radcliffe said there are “absolutely probably hundreds of transgenders who want to take part in sport, for all the other benefits that it brings.” “And all we’re saying is, ‘That’s fine, but not elite sport, because elite sport, that female section of elite sport, has to be protected so that females can genuinely reach the top of it.'” ( VIDEO IN LINK BELOW ) https://twitter.com/bbc5live/status/1111546660117569536 BBC Radio 5 Live  ‏ @bbc5live @bbc5live 'Elite sport should be protected for women' @paulajradcliffe on what rules she thinks should apply to transgender athletes. ( FULL STORY IN LINK BELOW ) https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/retired-female-champion-comes-transgender-athletes-elite-sports-protected/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=PostTopSharingButtons&utm_campaign=websitesharingbuttons