Former Athletes Criticize Title IX Rule

A group of former female Olympic athletes, sports experts, and college and high-school coaches asked a U.S. Senate committee this month to maintain support for a key federal gender-equity law.

The athletes and coaches spoke at a hearing on the promotion and advancement of women in sports before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Despite the advances that had helped make their success possible, the speakers said they were concerned about a

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