Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Dutch transgender darts champion Noa-Lynn van Leuven spoke out after her sport's international governing body released a new gender-eligibility policy that bans trans women from women's competitions.
The World Darts Federation released its new policy Monday.
"This decision does affect me personally -- though, thankfully, not too severely at this point in time. But still, it hurts," she said on Instagram. "Once again, it's a loss for the trans community in sports. And that breaks my heart.
"As a trans person in the darts world, I know how vital inclusion is - not just on paper, but in practice. It's disheartening to see yet another policy framed around 'fairness' that ultimately results in exclusion, without truly considering the people behind the labels.
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