World swimming’s governing body has adopted new rules for transgender athletes, only permitting swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events.
FINA members voted 71.5% in favour of the new “gender inclusion policy” at the organisation’s extraordinary general congress on Sunday. It will apply to all its events from Monday.
The 24-page policy also includes proposals for a new “open competition” category. FINA said it was setting up a “a new working group that will spend the next six months looking at the most effective ways to set up this new category.”
