Two of the world's top marathons, Boston and London, will allow runners to identify as nonbinary when they enter the races next year.
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There's been a push for greater gender inclusion in sports across the globe, and some athletics organizations have recently announced policies on how transgender, nonbinary and other gender-nonconforming people can take part in competitions.
The group will use women's qualifying times for nonbinary applicants, because it says it doesn't have enough data to set qualifying times specifically for nonbinary runners.
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