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Transgender 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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