Osasco Takes Legal Action After Volleyball Rule Change Affects Player Tiffany
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Osasco is a volleyball club in Brazil. The club was surprised by a new rule. The rule comes from the CBV. The CBV is the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation.
The new rule stops player Tiffany from playing. Tiffany is a trans woman. The CBV changed the rule for women's volleyball. Now trans women cannot play in women's competitions.
The CBV follows the policy of the IOC. The IOC is the International Olympic Committee. The IOC has rules about trans athletes in sport.
Osasco does not agree with this change. The club has sent the problem to its legal team. Osasco wants to talk about the new rule. The club says the rule is not fair to Tiffany.
This story is about sport and fairness. Many people talk about rules for trans athletes. Sports groups around the world make different rules. This is a new case in Brazilian volleyball.
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- surprised
- feeling shock about something new
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