FINA did what the NCAA and the Ivy League should have done from the beginning, writes cwtremo.
It took a while, but common sense finally prevailed about transgender female athletes as world swimming's governing body voted on Sunday to protect female athletes' right to fair competition. FINA adopted a new policy that stipulated that any transgender women who wanted to compete in women's swimming must transition before age 12 to avoid the biological advantages of male puberty.
"FINA's approach in drafting this policy was comprehensive, science-based and inclusive, and, importantly, FINA's approach emphasized competitive fairness," said Brent Nowicki, the governing body's executive director, to the BBC. And while many on the Left will invariably consider this announcement as discriminatory and"banning transgender athletes," in reality, FINA did what should have been done all along. Furthermore, it provided a formidable solution for transgender women in sports with the open competition category.
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