Sport / 22 June 2022
Transgender ban considered by more sporting codes
On Monday, FINA became the first global sporting body to ban transgender women from competing at an elite level if they have gone through any part of male puberty. And yesterday, the International Rugby League banned transgender athletes, and other sporting codes confirmed they are looking at their rules. International soccer’s governing body FIFA says it’s taking a look, and World Athletics says it will have a position by the end of the year. President Sebastian Coe said he wants to protect the integrity of women’s sport. “If it’s a judgement between inclusion and fairness, we will always fall down on the side of fairness,” he said. But US women’s footballer Megan Rapinoe says inclusion is the issue, and there’s no evidence trans women “are dominating in every sport, are winning every title.”
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