Transgender Athletes to Be Banned From Table Tennis as Details Explained

Another Domino Falls: Table Tennis England Blocks Male Athletes From Women's Division

As sporting bodies keep coming to their senses, Table Tennis England is the latest domino to fall.The governing body announced that beginning with the 2026/27 season in August, trans-identifying males "will only be eligible to play in the category of their biological sex." The updated rules follow the recent Supreme Court judgment clarifying that "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act refer strictly to biological sex.Fiona McAnena, director of ca…

Transgender athletes to be banned from Table Tennis as details explained

Table Tennis England has announced that transgender women will no longer be permitted to participate in women's competitions from the start of the 2026/27 season in August

Table Tennis England set to ban biological males from playing in women’s competitions

Table Tennis England is poised to introduce significant changes to its competitive framework, with new regulations prohibiting transgender women from participating in female competitions beginning in August 2026. According to sources, the sporting body joins an expanding list of English sports organisations—including football, cricket, and netball—that have revised their eligibility criteria following a landmark legal decision. This shift follow…