World Athletics has implemented regulations that exclude transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in female world ranking competitions. The governing body stated that the decision was made to prioritize the integrity and fairness of the female category in elite sports. In addition to the ban, the organization has introduced stricter requirements for athletes with differences in sex development (DSD), requiring them to maintain lower testosterone levels for a longer duration to remain eligible for international track and field events.
- Transgender women who have experienced male puberty are barred from female category events in international athletics.
- The World Athletics Council prioritizes competitive fairness as the primary reason for the updated eligibility rules.
- Athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD) must now reduce their blood testosterone levels to below 2.5 nanomoles per liter.
- DSD athletes are required to maintain these reduced testosterone levels for a minimum of 24 months to compete.
- A working group has been established to continue monitoring scientific developments regarding transgender inclusion.
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Ok. Where are all the Epstein files?
Good!!!
It's a matter of biology and fairness in sports, not feelings.
"controversy" "debate" over something as ridiculous as asking if water is wet, the fact we even got here puts to question anyone that ever gains institutional authority, shameful.
make sense. crazy to have to make this announcement in 2026. It sohuld be logical, any child know that
Great news! Just add a different category for transgenders and everybody will be happy!
The world has gone mad how was it ever acceptable or possible for men to enter a woman’s sport ..
Be whatever you like but let Woman being a natural Woman for the best.😊 you have your own ways and they are only good for you.😊
Should have done that years ago. Transgender women are still men, technically. So, physical strength is still bigger than women's. And so, them and women are not equal. Hence, they can't compete with women. This is the best to do it.
Finally! Men are banned from womens spirts! It’s about time.
Very rational decision
As a south asian trans, I think there should be a clear solid line between a woman and a transwoman for the sake of order and avoid further conflict. Women have their own identity/category and transwomen will have their own as well. No amount of surgeries and hormones will make a transwoman equal to woman. Its really sad to see fellow trans pushing it to hard and not respecting straight peoples boundary. It just makes people hate trans/LGBTQs more.
These blockheads are just figuring it out biological women are in an unfair disadvantage competing with trans women. Bejesus!
Wow, such a difficult thing to finally agree on.
clown world that this even need to be discussed
Great 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
All that wasted time and money, over something simple.
Thank you Trump.
Good.
What if you are intersex (not XX or XY) does that mean you cannot compete in the Olympics?
Fair. The gap is too large for a natural born female to catch up without PEDs. But placing a trans in mens sports would be interesting. No way men would not become hypercompetitive so as to not place behind a trans much less see them win medals. It would be entertaining to say the least.
not controversial at all-normal common sense no brainer stand up for and protect women athletes
Finally, commonsense returning
The Trumpian Olympics – I won't watch. See ya!
It's called common sense, long overdue!!
"…there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. (…) why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? *Why does Rice play Texas?*"
"(…) not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
Good.
This ideology has hit the iceberg and is sinking fast.
how can the last person claim that the ban isn't science based? you only need to look a the data from every olympic games since its founding to see that biological males have an advantage in almost every sport. that is why males and females compete separately.
Very sensible change. I welcome this decision. Don't ever let men participate in women's sports. It's not fair.
Great. Sanity & common sense is returning to the world. Hate to admit but we have to thank Mr Trump for breaking the hold the rabid woke mob had on the world post Covid.
This is a NO BRAINER! Unbelievable it’s even a debate. If you have a Y chromosome NO, you can’t compete as a woman.
Duh…