Sharron Davies has told GB News that her children faced threats as a consequence of her campaigning against transgender participation in women's sport.
Speaking to host Martin Daubney, the former Olympian made the revelation as she welcomed the announcement by the International Olympic Committee, prohibiting trans competitors from female events.
Ms Davies, who has campaigned on the issue for a decade, welcomed the decision whilst expressing frustration at the lengthy delay.
Speaking to GB News, she said: "10 years of my career just disappeared, my children were threatened.
"People would sometimes cross the road or try to avoid having conversation with me because I would talk to them about reality, and they didn't want to talk about reality."
Ms Davies expressed disappointment that the IOC had taken so long to act despite the scientific case remaining constant.
"What is so disappointing is that, and I'm so pleased that Kirsty Coventry has done this, the IOC have done this, but she stood there and she said, we have listened to the scientific evidence.
"Now the scientific evidence has not changed in the last 10 years, it's exactly the same," she said.
Sharron Davies has told GB News of the abuse her and her family have received due to her campaigning for women's rights
|GB NEWS
Ms Davies described the new sex screening process as straightforward, requiring only a single cheek swab taking 10 seconds.
She dismissed suggestions the testing was "invasive", noting it was far less intrusive than mandatory doping tests already required of Olympic competitors.
Ms Davies highlighted the 2016 Rio Olympics 800 metres final as a stark example of the problem, noting that the first three medallists were biological males, leaving the first female competitor in fourth position.
She referenced British athlete Lynsey Sharp, who would have claimed an Olympic bronze medal had the current rules been in place.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
The International Olympic Committee has announced that only biologically female athletes can compete in women’s competitions | GETTY"People often remember her very tearful in that interview afterwards, who would have been an Olympic bronze medalist and that would have been the pinnacle of her sporting career, and that was taken away from her," Ms Davies said.
The issue of athletes with differences of sex development has affected Olympic competition since the early 2000s, she added.
Despite the personal toll of her campaign, Ms Davies expressed no regrets about her decision to speak out.
She described experiencing social isolation, with acquaintances avoiding her or crossing the street to evade conversations about the topic.
Ms Davies told GB News that campaigning has taken '10 years' out of her career
|GB NEWS
"But for me, it's been worth it. I watched that generation miss out, and I couldn't with all conscience just watch another generation miss out.
"I had to speak out, and if I would do it again, yeah, I'd do it all over again," she declared.
Ms Davies also criticised former IOC president Thomas Bach, suggesting his handling of the situation amounted to criminal negligence.
She expressed hope that new IOC president Kirsty Coventry, the organisation's first female leader, would remain steadfast in protecting women's competition going forward.