transgender Archives

New policy to protect female athletes

March 26th, 2026

The question of transgender women competing at female Olympic events has been explicitly answered by the International Olympic Committee which

February 8th, 2026

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) achieved its goal of full 50:50 gender parity in athlete participation at the Paris 2024

November 12th, 2025

The goal for the Paris 2024 Olympics was for there to be an equal number of male and female athletes

September 6th, 2025

New International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry made a move towards keeping her promise to “protect the female category” when

July 23rd, 2025

As the National Governing Body for an Olympic sport, this news update will have implications for US Sailing: The U.S.

January 8th, 2025

The International Olympic Committee will soon have its presidential election, and gender eligibility for women’s events is an issue among

December 13th, 2024

In the Scuttlebutt report ‘Getting ahead of gender disputes‘, there was mention of a local sailing event in which a

December 11th, 2024

For the sake of determining eligibility in gender designated events, World Sailing approved the ‘Transgender and Non-Binary Eligibility Policy’ at

December 9th, 2024

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Thomas Bach has served as president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013, but

May 17th, 2024

World Sailing Council has voted to adopt new eligibility rules for transgender athletes at the federation’s 2024 Mid Year Meeting.