World Athletics has proposed continuing to allow transgender women to compete in the female category of international events, taking a different approach from other sports that have banned transgender athletes from elite female competition. | Sport24news
A document setting out the policy of track and field's global body has been submitted to national member federations in a consultation process before a vote in March.
Other sports such as swimming have effectively banned transgender women from taking part in top-level events because of concerns that they have an unfair advantage. World Athletics said in a statement:"In terms of our female eligibility regulations, we will follow the science and the decade and more of the research we have in this area in order to protect the female category, maintain fairness in our competitions and remain as inclusive as possible.
Under the World Athletics proposals, in order to compete in the female category, transgender and DSD athletes would have to reduce their amount of blood testosterone from the current maximum of five nanomoles per litre to below 2.5, and remain below this level for two years rather than just one, as is the case now.
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