Transgender people will no longer be able to compete in women’s athletic events, regardless of their testosterone levels, but the ban is not permanent, British athletics world leader Sebastian Coe said on Thursday.

According to Koi, transgender athletes who have passed puberty will not be able to compete in world-class women’s competition starting March 31.

Speaking after the IAF meeting, Coe said the IAF had consulted with stakeholders including 40 national federations, the International Olympic Committee and transgender groups on the issue of transgender athletes.

“The majority of respondents felt that transgender athletes should not compete in the women’s category,” she said, adding, “Many believe there is not enough evidence that transgender women do not maintain an advantage over biological women (want more evidence) of have no physical superiority before considering the option of inclusion in the female category”.

“The decision we made… I think it was the best one for our sport,” he added.

You won’t say “no” forever.

He announced that a working group led by a transgender person would be created to continue scientific development, stressing: “We won’t say no forever.” We continue to believe that justice for (biologically female) female athletes must be protected above all other considerations.”

“In this, we will be guided by science related to physical performance and male (physical) advantage, which will undoubtedly develop in the coming years. As more evidence becomes available, we will reconsider our position. But we believe that the female category in athletics is paramount.”

In a statement, the IFRC said it was clear there was “little support in sport” for an option offered to interested parties to allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s international competitions, provided they keep testosterone levels below 2.5 nmol/ l (nmol ). . per litre).liter of blood) for 24 months.

“There are currently no transgender athletes competing internationally in track and field and, as a result, there is no evidence of the impact of these athletes on the fairness of competition in women’s track and field,” she emphasized. Female competition before inclusion”, that is, in front of trans people. People were allowed to participate in women’s international competitions.

The IAAF followed in the footsteps of FINA, which banned transgender swimmers who had gone through male puberty from competing in elite female competition.

Hardening to DSD class

In 2020, the International Rugby Federation was the first international sports federation to take the decision to ban transgender people from elite and world-class men’s to women’s competition in the women’s game.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) also amended the regulations covering athletes classified with DSD, which stands for “disorder of sexual development”.

South African Caster Semenya, who won two Olympic gold medals in the 800 meters, is the most famous athlete in the category.

According to the new regulation, to compete in the female category, athletes in that category must reduce the amount of testosterone in their blood to less than 2.5 nanomoles per liter, from the current 5. Remain below this limit in the two years prior to the year of current period.

Average testosterone levels in women range from 0.5 to 2.4 nmol/L.

The IFRC has extended its control of the DSD category, which was limited to races from 400 meters to the mile, to include all other events, ie the regulation now covers all events and not what was previously controlled.