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Sebastian Coe to look at athletics transgender rules after praising swimming for ban

Swimming governing body FINA has banned transgender athletes from competing in top women's events and World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe has hinted his sport could go the same way

Daily Mirror

Coe hints athletics may bar transgender women from female competition

Sebastian Coe suggested his sport may follow swimming’s lead, saying ‘biology trumps gender’ and World Athletics’ policies will reflect this

The Guardian - UK

Caitlyn Jenner backs ban on trans swimmers from female events - “what’s fair is fair”

Swimming's world governing body FINA have opted to ban transgender swimmers from competing in women's elite events, after 71% of members voted to stop them competing

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Caitlyn Jenner says 'what's fair is fair' after transgender race ban is passed

Swimming's world governing body, Fina, recently voted to ban trans women from elite female competitions if they have gone through any part of male puberty

Daily Mirror

‘Fair is fair’: Caitlyn Jenner backs ban of transgender women from female swimming events

The sport’s world governing body introduced the new policy after 71 percent voted in favour

The Independent UK

Transgender swimmers barred from female events if they went through male puberty

Swimming's governing body FINA will set up a new competition category open to athletes 'without regard to their sex, legal gender or gender identity'

Manchester Evening News

Nadine Dorries calls it "unacceptable" that trans athletes compete in women's sport

FINA have barred trans athletes from competing in women's competition if they went through any stage of male puberty

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Trans Swimmers Are Not Here To ‘Dominate’ And ‘Rob’ Your Cis Faves Of Medals, They’re Here To Swim

International Swimming Federation FINA has decided to segregate trans swimmers.

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Transgender swimming ban: Cate Campbell backs Fina restrictions

Australia’s Olympic champion has supported the vote as Maddie Groves calls the policy shift ‘discriminatory and unscientific’

The Guardian - AU

Swimming to set up 'open category' for transgender athletes

Budapest (AFP) - 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.

AFP

Monday briefing: What ‘living with Covid’ might look like

In today’s newsletter: With case numbers on the rise in the UK, Nimo Omer looks at what shape our future relationship with the virus could take

The Guardian - UK

Nadine Dorries welcomes Fina ruling on transgender athletes

Swimming’s world governing body is eyeing an open competition category in which athletes can compete irrespective of their sex or gender identity

The Independent UK

Campbell's pain at swim transgender rule

Australian swim great Cate Campbell says her support for restricting transgender swimmers may anger an already marginalised community.

AAP

World swimming adopts new policy for transgender athletes

The 24-page policy also includes proposals for a new “open competition” category

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WEKU

The world swimming body effectively bans transgender women from women's events

The decision was the latest salvo in an ongoing fight over whether trans athletes should compete according to their gender identity or their sex assigned at birth.

ABC News

Cate Campbell uses speech to FINA to back restriction on transgender athletes in women's elite swimming

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Cate Campbell encourages inclusion in swimming while supporting restrictions on transgender athletes during a speech to FINA.

ABC News

The Loop: World swimming's transgender ban, child protection 'broken' in Australia, and Logies winners

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The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries supports ban on trans swimmers in elite women’s events

The international governing body for swimming, Fina, has voted to ban athletes who have gone through male puberty from racing in women’s events.

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The Guardian - UK

Transgender women swimmers barred from female competitions by Fina

New policy states that transgender women who have experienced ‘any part of male puberty’ cannot compete in female events following the report of a scientific panel

The Independent UK

World swimming bans transgender athletes from women's events

World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s events

Axios

FINA restricts transgender women from elite swimming competitions

The new policy requires trans athletes to have transitioned by age 12 to be eligible for elite competitions.

The Independent UK

Fina votes to ban transgender swimmers from women’s elite events if they went through male puberty

Lia Thomas will be ineligible to compete in the women’s category with immediate effect

The Independent UK

Transgender swimmers barred from female events if they went through male puberty

The move means Lia Thomas, who in March became the first transgender swimmer to win a major US national college title, will be ineligible to compete.

Evening Standard

FINA votes to restrict transgender women from elite swimming competition

FINA, the world governing body for swimming, has voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women’s competitions.

AFP

Dressel and Ledecky give Swimming World Championships golden lustre

Budapest (AFP) - After three years in turbulent waters, swimming starts to regain some stability with an extra edition of its long-course world championships in Budapest starting on Saturday.

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