Gabby Logan has backed athletes who claim transgender women have an 'unfair physical advantage' as the presenter called for women's sports to be 'protected'.
Mrs Logan, a former rhythmic gymnast for Wales, has said athletes such as ex-swimmer Sharron Davies talking about the issue has been 'good'.
The two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist said earlier this month that transwomen should not be allowed to compete in female contests to create a 'fair and level playing field'.
Speaking about her comments, Mrs Logan told the Mirror: 'I think we need to protect women's sport, that's why I think it's good what Sharron Davies is doing at the moment, in terms of talking about it...'
She added: 'We're dealing with science here. This is not about attacking a community, it's about saying: how can we make this a fair place for women to compete?'
Gabby Logan has backed athletes who claim transgender women have an 'unfair physical advantage' as the presenter called for women's sports to be 'protected'
Davies has claimed that a number of athletes agree with her on the issue, but don't want to speak out. She added that instead former athletes must wade in.
Mrs Logan, a former rhythmic gymnast for Wales, has said athletes such as ex-swimmer Sharron Davies, pictured, talking about the issue has been 'good'
'Every single woman athlete I've spoken to, and I have spoken to many, all of my friends in international sports, understand and feel the same way as me,' Davies told the BBC.
'Unfortunately, a lot of people who are in the races [now] are in a very difficult predicament when they can't speak out.'
Mrs Logan is one of a number of high profile sportswomen who have come out against transwomen competing in female sports.
Eighteen-time tennis Grand Slam tennis singles champion Martina Navratilova apologised for comments described as transphobic by one campaign group earlier this month.
She said that male athletes 'self identifying' as female to compete is unfair and even went as far as to say it is 'cheating'.
The tennis legend, who is gay, is a long-term campaigner for LGBT rights but claimed that male athletes 'self identifying' as female to compete is unfair.
She was called out by Canadian academic and cycling champion Dr Rachel McKinnon, who is the first transgender woman to win a female world cycling title.
McKinnon accused Navratilova of transphobia and demanded an apology.
Following an article on the subject that Navratilova wrote for The Times Athlete Ally, an LGBTQ athlete advocacy group, removed her from their advisory board, stating her comments 'are transphobic [and] based on a false understanding of science and data.'
Mrs Logan said: 'We're dealing with science here. This is not about attacking a community, it's about saying: how can we make this a fair place for women to compete?'
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