Half of England’s ladies’ angling team have quit following the inclusion of a man into their squad. Three members have withdrawn from next month’s Home Nations shore fishing championship after it was announced that a man who lives as a woman was selected. Angling Trust, the sport’s governing body, claimed that Becky Lee Birtwhistle Hodges would not enjoy an advantage. Team captain Heather Lindfield called it a difficult decision, “especially as we should be defending our gold medal we won last year”. Lindfield said: “This is an advantage to our team, but we find it totally unfair to other nations.

Source: The Times June 26, 2023 16:16 UTC