Vladimir Salnikov, board member of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), said the organization had taken a balanced approach when deciding on the participation of transgender people in competitions, but many questions arose on this subject.
The FINA Congress in Budapest has decided that transgender people who have transitioned after reaching the age of 12 will not be able to participate in women’s competitions under the auspices of this organization.
— This subject was discussed at length at the board meeting. In general, when making the decision, the approach, I believe, was balanced. But there are still a lot of questions. For example, we are talking about a threshold of 12 years, but who will make the decision? In this case, we are dealing with minors. In general, there are many questions to which there are no answers yet. But it’s good enough that they didn’t rush and make drastic decisions about it. We will expect the task force’s report in six months, Salnikov told .
FINA President Hussain Al-Musallam told an extraordinary congress that FINA would establish a working group to create an open category for transgender people.
Source : MatchTV
