Friday, 15 Nov 2024

World Athletics Council excludes transgender women from female events

World Athletics Council excludes transgender women from female events


World Athletics Council excludes transgender women from female events
1.9 k views

Sports have been increasingly wrestling with the thorny issue of transgender participation in recent years, notably when New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in having transitioned in her 30s.

In another significant decision, World Athletics also announced that all athletes with a difference in sex development would be barred from competing internationally in all events unless they reduced their testosterone to 2.5 2.5 nanomoles per litre for a minimum of six months.

you may also like

Airline passenger shares photo of 'reclined' seat debacle: 'Dude is in my lap'
  • by foxnews
  • descember 09, 2016
Airline passenger shares photo of 'reclined' seat debacle: 'Dude is in my lap'

A passenger paid for a first-class ticket on an American Airlines flight, but the seat in front of him trapped him in his chair, which led to the airline posting a public apology on X.

read more