BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Swimming's world governing body FINA on Sunday voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions
Swimming's world governing body will only allow transgender athletes who transitioned before age 12 to compete in elite women's competitions. Some support a desire for inclusion, others say it would make races unfair.
The international government body for swimmers, FINA, announced its decision to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s elite events. However, it does have one condition. The new policy will require transgender
FINA members widely adopted a new “gender inclusion policy” on Sunday that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events. The organization also proposed an “open competition category.”
Swimming’s worldwide governing body set the strict policy after months of controversy that has led at least 18 U.S. states to restrict transgender women and girls from participating in school sports teams.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speak with AP sports writer Ciaran Fahey about a new policy by swimming's world governing body that restricts transgender women from competing in elite events like the Olympics.
Swimming's international governing body, FINA, announced Sunday a new policy restricting transgender athletes from competing in women's elite races. The new policy states that transgender swimmers must have completed their transition by 12 years old and maintain a circulating testosterone level of b…
Riley Gaines praised the world swimming body for overwhelmingly approving a policy to effectively ban transgender swimmers from competing against women.
Several athletes have come forward this week voicing support for FINA’s decision to prohibit biological male “transgender” swimmers from competing in women’s events.As Townhall reported this week, FINA, the international governing
New policy states that transgender women who have experienced ‘any part of male puberty’ cannot compete in female events following the report of a scientific panel
Swimming will set up an 'open category' to allow transgender athletes to compete as part of a new policy which will effectively ban them from women's races.
The world swimming's governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women's events. FINA members widely adopted a new policy that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women's events.
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has voted to approve a new policy that will restrict most transgender athletes from competing in elite women's aquatics competitions.
The decision was the latest salvo in an ongoing fight over whether trans athletes should compete according to their gender identity or their sex assigned at birth.
The international swimming authority announced Sunday that post-pubescent male-born swimmers will be banned from female races, dousing transgender athlete Lia Thomas’ hopes of competing against women at the Olympics.
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