World Athletics ruling on transgender athletes

Transgender women who have passed through male puberty will be prohibited from participating in female World Rankings competitions starting from 31 March.

Currently there are no transgender athletes competing internationally in athletics. This means there is no athletics-specific evidence of the impact these athletes would have on the fairness of female competition in athletics.

In these circumstances, the Council decided to prioritise fairness and the integrity of female competition before inclusion. A Working Group will be set up for 12 months to further consider the issue of transgender inclusion.