FINA Votes to Bar Trans Athletes From Competing Against Women |
 https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-06-19T203907Z_2_LYNXMPEI5I0A2_RTROPTP_4_SWIMMING-WORLD-POLO-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-06-19T203907Z_2_LYNXMPEI5I0A2_RTROPTP_4_SWIMMING-WORLD-POLO-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-06-19T203907Z_2_LYNXMPEI5I0A2_RTROPTP_4_SWIMMING-WORLD-POLO-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-06-19T203907Z_2_LYNXMPEI5I0A2_RTROPTP_4_SWIMMING-WORLD-POLO-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-06-19T203907Z_2_LYNXMPEI5I0A2_RTROPTP_4_SWIMMING-WORLD-POLO-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-06-19T203907Z_2_LYNXMPEI5I0A2_RTROPTP_4_SWIMMING-WORLD-POLO-450x300.jpg 450w" alt="" width="400" height="auto" />ESPN: Swimming’s world governing body, FINA, on Sunday voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women’s competitions and create a working group to establish an “open” category for them in some events as part of its new policy. The new policy will require transgender competitors to have completed their transition by the age of 12 to be able to compete in women’s competitions. The regulations would have a major impact on the career of Lia Thomas, who earlier this year became the first openly transgender woman to win a NCAA Division I women’s swimming title. Thomas told Sports Illustrated in March that she wants to continue to compete after college, with the 2024 U.S. Olympic trials as a goal (ESPN). BBC: Fina president Husain Al-Musallam said the organisation was trying to “protect the rights of our athletes to compete” but also “protect competitive fairness.” He said: “Fina will always welcome every athlete. The creation of an open category will mean that everybody has the opportunity to compete at an elite level. This has not been done before, so Fina will need to lead the way. I want all athletes to feel included in being able to develop ideas during this process” (BBC). |
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Maybe they'll come to their senses!