US EditionTrack's proposed eligibility, transgender rules would completely ban Semenya and others
- World Athletics proposed new rules that would classify athletes assigned female at birth with high testosterone levels, like Caster Semenya, under the same regulations as transgender athletes who transitioned from male to female.
- The new guidelines could render athletes like Semenya ineligible for competition regardless of hormone therapy, as they may be affected by what World Athletics calls male-like puberty.
- World Athletics President Sebastian Coe stated that the proposed changes reflect the latest developments in science, sport, and law, and a consultation period on these changes is open until March 5.
- The recommendations also include chromosome testing for athletes in the female category to determine the presence of a Y chromosome, impacting Semenya's ongoing legal challenges regarding testosterone regulations.
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Track and field moves toward strict new transgender rules
Track and field moved toward adopting rules that would place athletes assigned female at birth but have higher testosterone levels, like Caster Semenya, under the same set of rules as transgender athletes who were born male and transitioned to female. World Athletics, which in 2023 banned transgender athletes who had transitioned male to female and gone through male puberty, announced recommendations Monday that would apply strict transgender ru…
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Track's proposed eligibility, transgender rules would completely ban Semenya and others
Track and field moved toward adopting rules that would place athletes assigned female at birth but have higher testosterone levels, like Caster Semenya, under the same set of rules as transgender athletes who were born male and transitioned to female.
Track’s proposed eligibility, transgender rules would completely ban Caster Semenya and others
Track and field moved toward adopting rules that would place athletes assigned female at birth but have higher testosterone levels, like Caster Semenya, under the same set of rules as transgender athletes who were born male and transitioned to...
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