{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/6913805fa17ebcde88b0b4bc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why the Olympics may ban transgender athletes ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1762897397861-ccf6323c-2f41-4ae6-8753-ed1ac61150cd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, The Times broke the news that the International Olympic Committee is a step closer to banning transgender women from competing in all female events. So why is the IOC acting now? And could President Trump have anything to do with it?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Martyn Ziegler, chief sports reporter, The Times and The Sunday Times.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Micaela Arneson.</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/sport/olympics/article/olympic-ioc-transgender-athlete-ban-womens-sports-zhlpfll3b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transgender women to be banned from all female Olympic events</a></p><p><strong>Further listening: </strong><a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/130628\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New rules for trans athletes: fairness or exclusion?</a></p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> Sky News, Bloomberg, Sports Insider by DRM / YouTube, CBS Evening News, Sky News Australia, Associated Press, Sky News Sports.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}