The new guidelines state that transgender women can only compete in women’s competitions if they “can establish to the satisfaction of FINA that they have not experienced any part of male puberty beyond Tanner stage 2 (of puberty) or before the 12 years, whichever is later.
A FIFA spokesman reported that the entity was in a consultation process on a new policy. “FIFA is currently reviewing its gender eligibility regulations in consultation with experts,” the spokesman said. “Due to the nature of the process, FIFA is not in a position to comment on the details of the proposed amendments to the existing regulations.”
Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, said in turn that the organization’s council would discuss its regulations at the end of the year.
Coe praised FINA for making the decision, which has been criticized by transgender rights advocates.
“We see an international federation that asserts its primacy when it comes to establishing rules, regulations and policies that benefit its sport,” he said. “This is how it should be. We have always believed that biology trumps gender and we will continue to revise our regulations in line with this. We will follow the science.”
“We continue to study, research and contribute to the growing evidence that testosterone is a key determinant of performance, and we have scheduled a discussion of our regulations with our council at the end of the year,” he added.
Last year, the IOC issued a “framework” on the issue, leaving eligibility decisions in the hands of individual sporting bodies. But he added that “until evidence determines otherwise, athletes should not be considered to have an unfair or disproportionate competitive advantage because of their variations in sex, physical appearance and/or transgender status.”
Source: Ambito
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