World Athletics votes to exclude transgender women athletes
World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in elite female competitions if they have gone through male puberty, the sport's governing body said on Thursday.
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Transgender Women No Longer Eligible For Female Athletics Events: Sebastian Coe
Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on Thursday. Speaking after a World Athletics Council meeting, Coe sad: "The Council has agreed to exclude male or female transgender athletes who have been through male puberty from female world ranking competitions from March the 31st this year."
World governing body tightens restrictions on transgender, DSD athletes
MANCHESTER, England : World Athletics said on Thursday that its Council had voted to exclude from elite competition transgender athletes who have transitioned from male to female after going through puberty.
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