World Athletics bans trans women from female events
Transgender women will not be allowed to compete in female events under new guidelines announced by World Athletics president Sebastian Coe. In a press conference in Monaco on 23 March, he said “decisive action” had been taken to “protect the female category in our sport”. “The council has agreed to exclude male-to-female transgender athletes, who have been through male puberty, from female world ranking competitions from 31 March,” he continued. “In January, World Athletics said it was consulting with member federations on a proposal to change the rules on participation…
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