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World Athletics Council decisions on Russia, Belarus and female eligibility

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Official World Athletics announcement of March 2023 Council decisions, including transgender athlete eligibility in the female category.

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Start with the answer How did trans and nonbinary athletes change sport policy debates? They made eligibility rules, Olympic participation, medal visibility and football coming-out milestones central to LGBTQ+ sport history. Read the topic guide Trans and Nonbinary Athletes and Sport Policy Trans and nonbinary sport history combines Olympic visibility, football coming-out milestones and contested eligibility policy.

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Open original source https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/council-meeting-march-2023-russia-belarus-female-eligibility Accessed 5 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/council-meeting-march-2023-russia-belarus-female-eligibility

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Trans and Nonbinary Athletes and Sport Policy

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How did trans and nonbinary athletes change sport policy debates?

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23 March 2023 DiscriminationInternationalTrans

World Athletics Bans Trans Women Who Have Undergone Male Puberty from Female Events

The World Athletics Council voted to exclude transgender women who have been through male puberty from competing in female World Rankings events, effective 31 March 2023. President Sebastian Coe stated the decision prioritised fairness for female athletes. A 12-month working group was established to consult transgender athletes and review further research.