Landmark changes to insurance cover for female athletes to be implemented女性运动员保险保障将迎来重大变革
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Female athletes will soon benefit from important changes to their insurance coverage.
女性运动员很快将受益于其保险范围的重要变化。
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The new rules will ensure that pregnancy, contraception, menopause, and other health conditions are included.
新规则将确保怀孕、避孕、更年期以及其他健康状况都被纳入其中。
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These changes are part of a larger plan that was recommended in a review of women's football.
这些改变是女子足球审查报告中所建议的一项更大计划的一部分。
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The Women's Football Taskforce asked Loughborough University to lead this project.
女子足球专案小组邀请拉夫堡大学领导这项计划。
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Loughborough has been named the world's top university for sports subjects for ten years in a row.
拉夫堡大学已连续十年被评为世界体育学科顶尖大学。
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The university has been working with insurance companies to create better policies for female athletes.
这所大学一直与保险公司合作，为女性运动员制定更好的政策。
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The implementation of new insurance rules will fix problems that have existed for a long time.
新保险规则的实施将解决存在已久的问题。
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Until now, many insurance policies did not cover conditions that affect women more than men.
直到现在，许多保险单并未涵盖对女性影响大于男性的疾病。
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One example is a condition called relative energy deficiency in sport, which is also known as Red-S.
其中一个例子是名为“运动能量缺乏症”的状况，这也被称为 Red-S。
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Red-S happens when an athlete does not eat enough food to match the energy needs of training.
当运动员摄取的食物不足以应付训练所需的能量需求时，就会发生相对能量缺乏症（Red-S）。
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This can cause serious problems, including stress fractures and changes to the menstrual cycle.
这可能会导致严重的问题，包括压力性骨折和月经周期的变化。
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Karen Carney, who is a former England football player, led the original review of women's football.
凯伦·卡尼（Karen Carney）是一位前英格兰足球运动员，她领导了女子足球的原始审查工作。
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The review was published in July 2023 and included many recommendations for improvement.
该审查报告于 2023 年 7 月发布，并包含了许多改进建议。
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Carney said she was pleased that the recommendations were being taken seriously.
卡尼表示，她很高兴这些建议正受到认真对待。
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She added that this development shows why the report was important.
她补充说，这项进展显示了为什么这份报告如此重要。
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These insurance changes represent a significant step forward for women's sport.
这些保险变革代表了女子运动向前迈出的重要一步。
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For the first time, female athletes will have insurance that is designed to meet their specific health needs.
女性运动员将首次拥有旨在满足其特定健康需求的保险。
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Many people in the sports world hope that this will encourage other industries to follow the same path.
体育界的许多人希望这将鼓励其他行业效法。