Coe backs FINA’s stand

WORLD ATHLETICS will look again at their transgender guidelines at the end of the year after Lord Coe spoke in support of the hardline approach adopted by swimming’s governing body. FINA has voted that trans women who ‘experienced any part of male puberty’ can no longer enter female events — a marked departure from the prevailing stances of Olympic sports. In giving his opinion on FINA’s position, Coe said: ‘We see an international federation asserting its primacy in setting rules, regulations and policies that are in the best interest of its sport. This is as it should be. We