Following a lengthy legal battle, the International Olympic Committee announced in late March that transgender athletes would be banned from competing at the Olympic Games in both individual and team events in categories reserved for biological females.
"At the Olympic Games, even the smallest margins can be the difference between victory and defeat," IOC President Kirsty Coventry said in a video statement. "So, it is absolutely clear that it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the female category."
