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Italian to be first transgender athlete at Paralympic Games
Reuters, Published on 13/08/2024
» PARIS - Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Paralympic Games after the visually impaired sprinter was selected to represent Italy in the women's 200 and 400 metres races in Paris.
Transgender women banned from playing women's cricket
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» NEW DELHI - Transgender women who have been through male puberty have been barred from international women's cricket under new regulations announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday.
Transgender athletes condemn ban on inclusion in female events
Reuters, Published on 24/03/2023
» SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES: Transgender athletes have condemned World Athletics' exclusion of transgender women from elite female competitions, while the decision was welcomed by some sportswomen as a win for fairness.
Trans women banned from female athletics
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» PARIS - 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 Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion.
'We are human beings': Transgender rugby player says ban is punishment
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» SYDNEY: Transgender former rugby player Caroline Layt said she was assaulted by her teammates nearly two decades ago, and now she fears a new generation of players is being punished for being themselves.
Swimming to set up 'open category' for transgender athletes
AFP, Published on 20/06/2022
» BUDAPEST: Swimming will set up an 'open category' to allow transgender athletes to compete as part of a new policy which will effectively ban them from women's races.
USA Swimming changes rules in wake of transgender athlete's success
AFP, Published on 03/02/2022
» NEW YORK: A transgender American swimmer's controversial career hung in the balance Wednesday after USA Swimming announced new rules, including testosterone limits, that could impact her ability to race competitively.
Semenya takes gender rule challenge to sports court
AFP, Published on 18/02/2019
» LAUSANNE: Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya of South Africa went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday to challenge proposed rules that could force her to lower her testosterone levels.
Semenya takes gender rule challenge to sports court
AFP, Published on 18/02/2019
» LAUSANNE - Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya of South Africa goes to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday to challenge proposed rules that would force her to lower her testosterone levels.