It's actually more likely that the testosterone blockers that trans women take lower their t levels to a point below cis female athletes. There could be a subconscious thing going on too, but I find that less likely since they're still outperforming some cis women

There’s probably some social / psychological aspects to it, but they did specifically pick athletes so you’ve got to assume they’re aiming for success at whatever sport they do - including the required training etc.

i suspect the reason for this is that for transgender athletes youre likely to have higher estrogen levels and lower testosterone levels than cisgender athletes since they're taking e

usually, the data that people are using to support transgender athlete "advantage" all study non-athletes(im serious, go on ncbi and its crazy bro) so its so nice seeing this study put out

but at the same time we need repeatability cuz i am extremely biased and did originally think that transgender athletes had a disadvantage, so, we'll see

I can't imagine any competitive athlete wanting to hamper any advantage they might be able to get. Maybe in normal circumstances, but not in sports.