Legal Victory for a Belgian Transgender Athlete Private to Participate in Women's Competitions

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In July 2023, the International Cycling Union (ICU) imposed on transgender athletes, in order to compete in the women's category, to prove that they had started their transition before the age of 12. The complainant, born a boy in 1974, made her gender transition at the beginning of the quarantine.

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A striking ruling in Brussels: a 51-year-old man, who identifies as a transgender woman, is allowed to continue participating in women's cycling races. The athlete in question was previously excluded due to stricter rules from the international cycling federation UCI. The judge found those rules to be excessive, state broadcaster VRT reports.

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The Belgian Institute for Equality between Women and Men says the order is "directly enforceable" and sets a precedent in the country.

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Organism refused to issue a license to participate in competition is women.

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The Belgian justice system gave reason to a transgender cyclist who was prosecuting for discrimination the International Cycling Union (UCI) after a refusal to issue a licence to participate in women's competitions,...