Swimming governing body FINA rebrands itself as 'World Aquatics'
The International swimming federation FINA has voted to rebrand itself 'World Aquatics' at its extraordinary general congress in Melbourne.
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Governing body FINA changes century-old name to 'World Aquatics'
MELBOURNE : International swimming federation FINA voted on Monday to rebrand itself 'World Aquatics' at its extraordinary general congress in Melbourne.
Exclusive: IOC threatens India with suspension
Sends terse letter to Executive Council over failure to hold electionsNEW DELHI: India has been threatened with "suspension" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) failure to hold elections, due since December 2021, and for outside interference and court battles. In a terse letter to members of the IOA's Executive Council (EC), the IOC and Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) have jointly flagged the issue of autonomy and violation of the Olympic charter.
Transgender swimmers barred from female events if they went through male puberty
Swimming’s world governing body FINA has voted to ban athletes who have gone through male puberty from racing in women’s events. In addition, FINA will set up a working group with a view to establishing an open competition category, open to athletes “without regard to their sex, their legal gender, or their gender identity”.
Transgender women swimmers barred from female competitions
Swimming will set up an 'open category' to allow transgender athletes to compete as part of a new policy which will effectively ban them from women's races.
Nadine Dorries welcomes FINA ruling on transgender athletes
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has urged other sports to follow the example of swimming’s world governing body FINA and bar transgender athletes who have gone through puberty from competing in women’s events.
FINA votes to restrict transgender participation in elite women's competition
BUDAPEST: Swimming's world governing body FINA on Sunday (Jun 19) voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions and create a working group to establish an "open" category for them in some events as part of its new policy.
Swimming body announces new policy on gender inclusion
BUDAPEST — FINA, the international governing body for swimming and other aquatics sports, adopted a new gender inclusion policy that prohibits male-to-female transgender athletes who transitioned after beginning male puberty from competing in women’s events.