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Lord Coe, the president of World Athletics, has declared that female transgender athletes who had gone through male puberty would no longer be able to compete in International Events in the female category.
He followed up by stating that this may be only temporary, as a group internal to World Atheltics would conduct research on the matter of the eligibility of trans people to participate in these international athletic events.
However, he added that "We will be guided in this by the science around physical performance and male advantage which will inevitably develop over the coming years. As more evidence becomes available, we will review our position, but we believe the integrity of the female category in athletics is paramount."
Article from the BBC | Archive
This will inevitably cause a shitshow on social media, but I am glad that more and more organizations are stepping up and doing the right thing.
He followed up by stating that this may be only temporary, as a group internal to World Atheltics would conduct research on the matter of the eligibility of trans people to participate in these international athletic events.
However, he added that "We will be guided in this by the science around physical performance and male advantage which will inevitably develop over the coming years. As more evidence becomes available, we will review our position, but we believe the integrity of the female category in athletics is paramount."
Article from the BBC | Archive
This will inevitably cause a shitshow on social media, but I am glad that more and more organizations are stepping up and doing the right thing.
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