it is just football, we love to play, and it doesn t matter who you are. i want to bring you one more line on this topic. one line to bring you tonight swim england has banned transgender women from competing in the female category in its competitions. it comes after fina, swimming s world governing body, announced a ban and the creation of an open category at international level. swim england says it also aims to establish an open category for athletes whose gender identity is different than their birth sex, and the policy will come into effect from september. it s a big week coming up for england s lionesses they re playing brazil at a sold out wembley on thursday, and will be showcasing their new kit ahead of this summer s world cup. following consultations with the team, the players will wear blue shorts instead of white after some of the squad including beth mead and georgia stanway, expressed concerns over when they re
that is right, reeta, uk athletics has said it wants the men s category to become an open category in which transgender women can compete. the women s category for women registered female when they were born. this is similar to what the british triathlon federation announced last month, and in its statement uk athletics says it does not think there is enough evidence that suppressing testosterone for trans women eliminates male advantage, and each out, ian beattie, says he wants the sport to be welcoming and also fair. the news has been welcomed by some, fair play for women say they are glad for the need of a category based on birth sex has been acknowledged, but others, like gendered intelligence, which supports people who are transgender, has courted this outing and say they are concerned about what it means for sport at grass
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the new policy requires transgender competitors to have completed their transition by the age of 12 in order to be able to compete in women s competitions. fina will also aim to establish an open category at competitions for swimmers whose gender identity is different than their birth sex. the new policy, which was passed with 71% of the vote from 152 fina members, was described as only a first step towards full inclusion for transgender athletes. let us tell you what sharron davies, the former swimming champion has been saying, in the past she said transgender athlete should not compete in female sport. she has tweeted in the last few minutes..
by coinciding with strike action on national rail services. the tfl urges the rmt and unite to call off this strike addid that it s not too late to work with us to find a resolution and avoid the huge disruption this action will cause . swimming s world governing body fina has voted to stop the participation of transgender athletes in elite women s competitions. fina, swimming s world governing body, has voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in women s elite races if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty. the new policy requires transgender competitors to have completed their transition by the age of 12 in order to be able to compete in women s competitions. fina will also aim to establish an open category at competitions for swimmers whose gender identity is different than their birth sex. in response to the news, former 0lympic swimmer sharron davies has tweeted: i can t tell you how proud i am of my sport, fina and the fina president for