{"id":1238,"date":"2023-01-22T11:35:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T12:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:02:55","slug":"athletics-bosses-set-to-rule-on-trans-participation-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/22\/athletics-bosses-set-to-rule-on-trans-participation-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics bosses set to rule on trans participation changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Officials are due to make a decision in March regarding entry to competitions for transgender athletes<\/strong><\/p>\n

International track and field governing body World Athletics is set to rule in March on changes which could tighten the requirements for participation by transgender athletes but still allow a route for them to compete, according to reports.<\/p>\n

UK newspaper The Telegraph<\/a> has reported that a \u201cpreferred option\u201d<\/em> has been proposed under which the amount of plasma testosterone for transgender female competitors would be capped at 2.5 nanomoles per liter, which is exactly half the current limit.<\/p>\n

However, the amount of time an athlete would need to remain below that level would be increased to two years \u2013 double the current requirement. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPutting forward a preferred option is the best way to gather constructive feedback, but this does not mean this is the option that will be presented to [World Athletics] Council or indeed adopted,\u201d<\/em> the organization said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Olympic chief backs trans participation, but not Russian<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It was reported by\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>, which says it has seen a consultation document, that World Athletics accepts that athletes who have transitioned from male to female \u201cretain an advantage in muscle mass, volume and strength over cis women after 12 months [of hormone treatment]\u201d<\/em> and that\u00a0\u201climited experimental data\u201d<\/em> suggests advantages continue even after that period.<\/p>\n

In July of last year, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe hinted at a more stringent stance, saying<\/a> he was \u201c<\/em>really over having any more of these discussions with second-rate sociologists who sit there trying to tell me or the science community that there may be some issue.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTestosterone is the key determinant in performance,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0added Coe, who has vowed to protect \u201cthe integrity and future of women\u2019s sport.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n READ MORE: <\/span>Do new transgender restrictions signal rethink for sport?
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Last year, international swimming governing body World Aquatics (formerly FINA) said<\/a> it was banning trans participation in women\u2019s events for athletes who have completed any part of male puberty, instead promising to create a new \u2018open\u2019 category. Federations in sports such as rugby have also imposed<\/a> more stringent measures.<\/p>\n

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has promoted inclusivity<\/a> while widely being seen as passing the buck to individual sporting federations to rule on the matter.<\/p>\n

The issue of trans participation in female sport remains a contentious one, not least after athletes such as trans US college swimmer Lia Thomas<\/a> broke a series of records with her performances for the University of Pennsylvania in 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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