World Aquatics have revealed no entries have been received for the new open category at the Swimming World Cup in Berlin this weekend.
The governing body introduced the category after voting last year to ban male-to-female transgender athletes from competing in women’s elite races.
“Distances in various events had been made available for the open category, introduced on a pilot basis following the adoption of the World Aquatics policy on eligibility for the men’s and women’s competition categories. “Even if there is no current demand at the elite level, the working group is planning to look at the possibility of including open category races at Masters events in the future.”The Berlin meet, one of three World Cup events this year, will take place from October 6 to 8.
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