A United Nations report has revealed that nearly 1,000 medals in women’s sports have been lost to transgender athletes who are biologically male.

The report, titled “Violence against women and girls in sports,” found that, as of March 2024, over 600 female athletes have lost more than 890 medals across 29 different sports. This significant finding was presented at the U.N. General Assembly by Reem Alsalem, a U.N. special reporter on violence against women and girls.

Alsalem highlights the undeniable advantages transgender women possess, such as higher strength and testosterone levels. While some sports require testosterone suppression for these athletes, she argues that it doesn’t eliminate the performance advantages they’ve already acquired.

In the U.S., one of the most well-known cases is Lia Thomas, a biological male who competed on the University of Pennsylvania’s women’s swim team, winning the 2022 NCAA Division I national championship in the 500-yard freestyle.

This issue has also caught the attention of 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump. During a recent campaign stop, Trump vowed to ban men from playing in women’s sports, making it a key point in his platform.

As Alsalem concludes, women’s ability to compete with dignity, safety, and fairness continues to be undermined by the presence of males in female-only sports.