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Transgender darts player Noa-Lynn van Leuven says ban from women’s events brings back childhood trauma

The Independent·Jonathan Veal·28 days ago
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Noa-Lynn van Leuven has revealed that her recent ban from the Women’s Series in darts has triggered painful childhood memories, though she remains resolute, declaring she is "not done" with the sport. The history-making player is now ineligible to compete following rule changes implemented by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) last month, which prohibit transgender women from participating in women’s events. The governing body’s decision came after a review of its policy in 2025, which included a report from academic developmental biologist Dr Emma Hilton. Her findings concluded that "multiple, small-magnitude sex differences accumulate to generate male advantage over females in darts". Van Leuven, 29, from the Netherlands , described the news as having "changed everything" for her, a decision she learned about via email just a day before it was made public. "It brings up childhood memories of people not accepting me for who I am or what I am," she said. "It happened in middle school.…

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