No Decision Over Ban On Transgender Women - Ioc

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The International Olympic Committee says nary determination has been taken connected whether to present a broad prohibition connected transgender women from female categories crossed each sports.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry antecedently vowed to bring successful nan move arsenic portion of her predetermination campaign.

On Monday nan Times reported, external that nan prohibition was group to beryllium announced arsenic early arsenic adjacent year.

The IOC told nan BBC that "the moving group is continuing its discussions connected this taxable and nary decisions person been taken yet".

Despite nan IOC statement, nan apt result is that specified a prohibition will beryllium introduced.

Last week an update was presented by nan organisation's aesculapian and technological head to members arsenic it useful done nan specifications of nan imaginable move.

Coventry told BBC Sport successful June that nan IOC must "play a starring role" successful discussions successful this area.

At nan clip she revealed a moving group connected nan rumor made up of experts and world federations would "ensure that we find consensus".

In February US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing successful female categories.

He said nan bid would see nan 2028 Olympics successful Los Angeles and that he will contradict visas for transgender athletes trying to sojourn nan US to compete astatine nan Games.

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