Triathlon, hockey join raft of sports reviewing transgender policy

The International Hockey Federation (IHF) and World Triathlon have joined a raft of governing bodies reviewing their policy on the involvement of transgender athletes in women's sport following last weekend's ruling by swimming's top body FINA.

On Sunday, FINA voted to ban anyone who has been through male puberty from elite women's competitions and to create a working group to establish an "open" category for transgender swimmers in some events as part of its new policy.

"We are conducting a review of our transgender policy and this is a current work in progress in consultation with the IOC (International Olympic Committee)," a spokesperson for the IHF told Reuters on Wednesday.

World Triathlon are working on their own guidelines which will be released after the approval of the Executive Board in November, following a review by the medical committee, women's committee and equality, diversity & inclusion commission.

"Once approved, it will be implemented at international level (World Triathlon) and also distributed to all National Federations for their implementation at a local level," a World Triathlon spokesperson said.

"We have also reached out to the transgender community to receive their feedback and inputs.

"We really hope that new guidelines will provide a fair and inclusive competition for all athletes, including transgender, cisgender and non-binary athletes."

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is also preparing a transgender policy which will be presented at its full board meeting in November.

"Currently we are following the IOC's guidelines regarding sports where physical strength is a factor," an ICF spokesperson said.

World Athletics, soccer's governing body FIFA and World Netball are reviewing their transgender