US Open will allow Russian and Belarusian players after Wimbledon ban
The US Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes.
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Russian tennis player to play at Wimbledon after switching nationality
Russian-born tennis player Natela Dzalamidze has avoided being banned from Wimbledon by changing her nationality to Georgian.
‘I’m 100% supportive of trans inclusion’ – Megan Rapinoe hits out at treatment of trans community
Megan Rapinoe says the debate surrounding transgender inclusion should not be framed by elite sport. The topic of transgender eligibility has come into focus once more following decisions by swimming's world governing body FINA to restrict participation of transgender athletes from elite swimming events and cycling's governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), to tighten the eligibility criteria in recent days. Ad/> Rapinoe said in a wide-ranging interview with TIME that she was 100% supportive of transgender inclusion, telling the publication that a sense of perspective is required when discussing the topic.
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FINA official hopes other sports follow transgender ruling
MELBOURNE: FINA's decision to restrict transgender athletes in elite women's swimming has provided a blueprint for other sports to follow in balancing fairness with inclusion, a top medical official at the global governing body said.
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”.