World Track and Field Bans Transgender Athletes from Women’s Events

March 23, 2023

(Wall Street Journal) – Track and field’s international governing body will enact a ban on transgender female athletes competing in women’s events, becoming the most prominent sports federation yet to significantly tighten its eligibility criteria for elite competitors.

World Athletics announced Thursday that it would bar any athlete who had gone through male puberty from female competition categories. The ban came as the federation also unveiled new restrictions for female competitors with differences in sex developments that will apply across all running distances and throwing events. (Read More)