Washington D.C.: In a significant move aligning with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has announced that transgender individuals will be prohibited from competing in women’s sports. The decision stems directly from Executive Order 14201, signed by President Trump in February, titled “Protecting Women’s Sports from … Read more
Restrictions on transgender athletes who are transgender or with Differences in Sexual Development (DSD) do not respect the principles of the Olympic Charter. A raft of sport governing bodies started reviewing their policy on involvement of transgender athletes in women’s sports. Following ruling by FINA. Restrictions on competitors who are transsexual or with Differences in … Read more
Rugby league joins swimming in banning transgender athletes from international competition. International Olympic Committee last year asked sports to come up with their own “sport-specific” rules for inclusion of transgender athletes. FINA has already banned male-to-female transgender swimmers from competing in women’s swimming events. Rugby league joined swimming in banning transgender athletes from international competition … Read more
As part of its new policy, the world governing body of swimming, FINA, decided to limit the participation of transgender athletes in top women’s competitions After University of Pennsylvania swimmer, Lia Thomas won the women’s 500-yard freestyle earlier this year, The new FINA rule would prevent Thomas from competing for a spot in the Olympics, … Read more
