FINA has voted to restrict transgender athletes from participating in elite women's swimming competitions, requiring transgender athletes to have completed their transition by the age of 12 in order to be eligible for select events.
, policies which would make complying with FINA's "transition before 12" policy impossible.
"FINA's approach in drafting this policy was comprehensive, science-based and inclusive, and, importantly, FINA's approach emphasized competitive fairness," Brent Nowicki, the governing body's executive director, said in a statement, BBC Sports reported.It is one of the harshest policies of any sport toward transgender athletes, where most allow trans women to compete if they have taken hormones for a specific amount of time or have testosterone below certain levels.
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