"So, going by this definition, one could credibly argue that the 13-year-old transgender girl who won the girls’ competition did so after overcoming a significant initial disadvantage." Also significant lower body strength in comparison to biological males. Ever notice how in ballet, for example, it is only the women who rise all the way up on a single toe? The man will pick them up and twirl them over head (upper body strength), but the woman comes back down on a single toe.
"So, going by this definition, one could credibly argue that the 13-year-old transgender girl who won the girls’ competition did so after overcoming a significant initial disadvantage." Also significant lower body strength in comparison to biological males. Ever notice how in ballet, for example, it is only the women who rise all the way up on a single toe? The man will pick them up and twirl them over head (upper body strength), but the woman comes back down on a single toe.