Sharron Davies has hit out at the decision not to allow her to attend a summit on trans athletes hosted by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer.

She claims sports bosses in attendance were not receptive to the idea of her showing up.

The former Olympian has long been an outspoken critic of allowing trans participation in women’s sport, and Frazer used the conference to urge heads of sporting bodies to impose strong mandates on the matter.

Speaking on GB News, Davies said some of the leaders in attendance are guilty of pedalling “absolute garbage” on the matter.

“There was a meeting with quite a few of the bodies such as the FA and the ECB on Monday and surprise, surprise, they didn’t want me there”, she said.

“That’s because I would point out to them they are talking absolute rubbish.

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“Whenever they bring up these ridiculous T-levels, it’s absolute garbage. We all know men and females are physically very different. That’s why we have that different category in sport.”

“Lucy Frazer is doing a great thing, but what we need to do is bring consequences in.

“Removing funding is the next thing we have to do. The other thing is to not limit it to elite sport.

“Little girls in school matter just as much. We need pathways for those young athletes to come through. To say one group of women are worthy of fair sport and another aren’t is ridiculous.”

Asked to clarify which sporting bodies did not want her to attend the conference, Davies spoke about the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), who she says have gone against the international federation on the matter.

“The ECB are even going against the international federation because they have protected the female category”, she said.

“What we’re finding is, when have a Lia Thomas in sport, the sport will turn around and do the blindingly obvious.

“Sports that don’t have a Lia Thomas are leaving it to someone else and hoping someone else will sort it out.

“It’s time to stop giving guidance and to give instruction and for there to be consequences.”

Frazer said in the Daily Mail that sporting bodies have a “duty” to women as she demanded they impose a “clear” policy on the matter.

She added: "Sporting bodies have a duty to women competing in sport to set out clear guidance and take an unambiguous position.

"By protecting the female category, they can keep women's competitive sport safe and fair and encourage the young girls who dream of one day being elite sportswomen.

"We must get back to giving women a level playing field to compete. We need to give women a sporting chance."