World Athletics announces ban on transgender athletes

Mar 25, 2023 by Jill

from The Christian Institute:

World Athletics has announced that from the end of this month, no transgender athlete will be able to participate alongside members of the opposite sex if they experienced male puberty.

This will replace the rule which allowed male-born athletes to compete alongside women if they had artificially reduced their testosterone level below a certain level for twelve months.

President Lord Sebastian Coe said the decision was “guided by the overarching principle which is to protect the female category”, but said the athletics’ governing body would continue to work on transgender eligibility guidelines.

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