{"id":345414,"date":"2023-07-14T13:21:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T13:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/14\/uci-bars-transgender-women-from-competing-in-female-category-more-sports-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T13:21:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T13:21:35","slug":"uci-bars-transgender-women-from-competing-in-female-category-more-sports-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/14\/uci-bars-transgender-women-from-competing-in-female-category-more-sports-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"UCI bars transgender women from competing in female category | More sports News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: The <!-- -->cycling governing body<!-- --> (<!-- -->UCI<!-- -->) on Friday implemented a ban that prohibits transgender women who have experienced male puberty from participating in the female category of competitive <!-- -->cycling<!-- --> events. <br \/>In addition, the men&#8217;s category has been renamed as Men\/Open. <br \/>These new regulations will become effective from July 17. <br \/>Athletes who do not meet the eligibility criteria for the female category will have the opportunity to compete in Men\/Open events without any restrictions.<br \/>&#8220;At an extraordinary meeting held on 5 July, the Management Committee of the UCI decided to adapt the current UCI rules on the right of female transgender athletes to take part in competitions on the <!-- -->UCI International Calendar<!-- -->,&#8221; the UCI said.<br \/>&#8220;From now on, female transgender athletes who have transitioned after (male) puberty will be prohibited from participating in women&#8217;s events on the UCI International Calendar \u2013 in all categories \u2013 in the various disciplines.&#8221;<br \/>The UCI added that it would hold talks with other sporting bodies over a jointly-funded &#8220;research programme aimed at studying changes in the physical performance of highly-trained athletes undergoing transitional hormone treatment&#8221;.<br \/>The body previously allowed transgender women with reduced testosterone to take part in female events.<br \/>It agreed to re-open consultation around transgender women competing in elite female events after American Austin Killips became the first transgender rider to win a UCI women&#8217;s stage race this year.<br \/>&#8220;The UCI would like to reaffirm that cycling \u2013 as a competitive sport, leisure activity or means of transport \u2013 is open to everyone, including transgender people, whom we encourage like everyone else to take part in our sport&#8230;,&#8221; UCI president David Lappartient said.<br \/>&#8220;However, it has a duty to guarantee, above all, equal opportunities for all competitors in cycling competitions.<br \/>&#8220;&#8230; given the current state of scientific knowledge does not guarantee such equality of opportunity between transgender female athletes and cisgender female participants, it was not possible, as a precautionary measure, to authorise the former to race in the female categories.&#8221;<br \/>British Cycling banned transgender women from competing in the female category of competitive events in May.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cycling-AI-1307-\" msid=\"101762235\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-101762235,width-600,resizemode-4\/101762235.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"em \">(With inputs from Reuters) <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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