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Sharron Davies has called for other sports to follow swimming's lead after the seismic decision to ban transgender athletes from elite women's races.
Swimming's world governing body, FINA, on Sunday voted through a major new policy stating that trans women who have 'experienced any part of male puberty' can no longer enter female events.
The move was hailed as a 'victory for women's sport' by former British Olympic swimmer Davies, who has been a long-time campaigner on the issue.
Sharron Davies has called for more sports to ban transgender athletes from female events
However, the 1980 silver medallist now wants other Olympic sports to copy FINA's strict stance. Last week, cycling updated their own rules but were criticised for continuing to base transgender inclusion on testosterone levels and admitting they could not 'eliminate all advantages held by a transgender'.
'I am so proud of FINA for at last being the first to be brave enough to stand up for female athletes,' a tearful Davies told Sportsmail following Sunday's announcement. 'This is a very good move and I hope now that all the other associations pick it up.
'I think what cycling has done is disgraceful. They have basically said they are happy for female athletes to compete with a disadvantage. I'm afraid that is not acceptable in a world where we don't believe in sex discrimination.'
The new swimming policy came following an Extraordinary General Congress when members
