US EditionTransgender players to be banned from women's events in Darts
The new eligibility rule follows a review and legal advice, while transgender players remain eligible for open events, the DRA said.
- On Thursday, the Darts Regulation Authority enacted rules banning transgender players from women's tournaments, mandating that only biological females may compete in those events.
- The DRA's decision followed a 2025 review commissioning a report from academic developmental biologist Emma Hilton, who concluded darts is a "gender-affected sport" with sex differences generating male advantage.
- Noa-Lynn van Leuven, a 29-year-old Dutch player, said in an Instagram post: "Apparently, I just got retired- not by choice, but because I'm no longer allowed to compete."
- The regulation mirrors recent International Olympic Committee policies restricting female events to biological females, prompting Van Leuven to call it a "huge hit for the trans community."
- While banned from women's tournaments, Van Leuven remains eligible for open PDC events and stated she is "not done fighting," adding she is "going back to the drawing board.
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Because the World Federation decides on a new directive, trans-women will no longer be allowed to participate in women's Darts tournaments in the future. Among other things, this is the case with a World Cup participant – and follows the example of the IOC.
A severe blow for the trans-community: Professional Darts Corporation now prohibits transgender athletes from participating in women's tournaments. A prominent player is stunned.
So far, trans Dartsprofis have been allowed to participate in the Women's Series of the PDC. This is now the end. The two-time World Cup participant Noa-Lynn van Leuven feels "in retirement" by the organization.
The decision of the "Regulatory Body" came into effect on Thursday.
Male Dart Throwers Banned from Female Tournaments
The governing body, which oversees professional dart throwing, has banned males from competing in the female category at any of its competitions. The post Male Dart Throwers Banned from Female Tournaments by Sports’ Governing Body appeared first on Breitbart.
From this Thursday, April 9, transgender women are no longer allowed to participate in the women's dart contests site at the conclusion of Dr Emma Hilton considering the discipline as "sporting...
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