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US swimmer who fainted banned from team event as Olympian calls for investigation

Sports legend Alla Shishkina says US officials need to further investigate what caused the athlete to lose consciousness in the final of the women’s solo free event.

Daily Record · Jun 24, 2022

Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez 'feeling much better' after fainting in the pool during world championship solo competition

The 25-year-old dual-Olympian has thanked her supporters after a medical emergency in the pool at the FINA World Championships.

ABC News · Jun 24, 2022

World swimming’s governing body FINA ‘open category’ proposal faces questions over fairness and viability

Caitlyn Jenner, who announced her transition from Olympic gold medallist Bruce Jenner to Caitlyn in 2015, has questioned whether there are enough trans athletes to make such a system viable

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2022

International Rugby League Bans Transgender Women From Participating

The ban will prevent transgender women from playing in the 2022 Rugby League World Cup.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 21, 2022

Feminists who oppose transgender rights are ‘not true feminists’, says pioneering trans athlete

The first openly transgender athlete to compete in the NCAA’s top division talks to Io Dodds about transphobia, abortion rights, and his friendship with swimming star Lia Thomas

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Sport-by-sport look at governing bodies’ stances on transgender issue

FINA’s position means Lia Thomas is unable to compete in the women’s category with immediate effect.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2022

From swimming to cycling, where different sports stand on transgender athletes

Here we sum up the current stances of various international and national governing bodies

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Transgender athletes in women’s sport: Athletics could follow swimming and rugby league with ban, hints Coe

World Athletics could become the latest sporting governing body to ban transgender women from participating in elite female competition.

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2022

Fifa reviewing gender eligibility regulations for football

Swimming this week announced a ban on athletes who have gone through male puberty from competing in women’s events

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

FIFA reviewing its gender eligibility regulations

Swimming governing body FINA this week announced a ban on athletes who have gone through male puberty from competing in women’s events.

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022