Sprinter Halba Diouf fights to represent transgender rights at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
By Reuters
12 May 2023 |
1:28 pm
French sprinter Halba Diouf, 21, dreams of participating at the 2024 Olympic Games. The athlete defines herself as a transgender Muslim woman and doesn't accept being banned from elite competitions.
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