Will swimming's transgender ruling lead to wider change in sports?

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Updated 1207 GMT (2007 HKT) June 20, 2022

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(Reuters)World swimming's governing body FINA on Sunday voted for new eligibility rules that restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions.

The policy is the strictest from any Olympic sports body and effectively bars any transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in women's events.FINA also agreed to work towards establishing an «open»