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After nan Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) passed a caller argumentation that prohibits biologic males from competing successful women's competitions, a transgender competitor said retired to blast nan decision.
Noa-Lynn van Leuven of the Netherlands said retired against nan caller argumentation connected Thursday.
"Apparently, I conscionable sewage retired, not by choice, but because I’m nary longer allowed to compete," Van Leuven said successful an Instagram video.
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Protesters against transgender athletes competing successful women's sports stitchery extracurricular nan Supreme Court connected Jan. 13, 2026 successful Washington, D.C. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
"I’ve worked truthful damn difficult for years conscionable to get here. I showed up, I competed. I respected nan athletics each game, each azygous day. And now, pinch conscionable 1 decision, I’m being told I don’t beryllium anymore. This isn’t conscionable astir me. This is different immense deed for nan trans community."
Van Leuven suggested taking further action to beryllium capable to participate successful women's competitions.
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A protester carries a transgender pridefulness emblem extracurricular nan Supreme Court arsenic it hears arguments complete authorities laws barring transgender girls and women from playing connected schoolhouse diversion teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, successful Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
"This isn’t nan end. I’m conscionable going backmost to nan drafting board. I’m not done fighting," nan subordinate said.
Van Leuven had competed successful nan Women’s Series of nan Professional Darts Corporation and, successful 2024, she became nan first transgender player to play astatine nan PDC World Darts Championship women's competition.
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Protesters activity transgender pridefulness flags extracurricular nan Supreme Court arsenic it hears arguments complete authorities laws barring transgender girls and women from playing connected schoolhouse diversion teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
The DRA said successful a connection Thursday that it had begun a reappraisal of its policies successful 2025. It included commissioning a study from "an world developmental biologist who has published respective papers connected activity and categories successful sport. The DRA has besides considered extended ineligible advice."
"As a consequence of its review, nan DRA is satisfied that to execute adjacent title successful darts, only biologic females should beryllium eligible to compete successful women’s tournaments regulated by DRA Rules," it said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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