Australian Olympic gold medallist Emily Seebohm has welcomed FINA's decision to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's swimming, saying the sport could now move on with certainty.
FINA made the decision at its extraordinary general congress on Sunday after members heard a report from a transgender task force comprising leading medical, legal and sports figures.
"We can all move on. We can all just go back to the sport that we love ... and know that we're getting in the pool and it's going to be a fair, level playing field and that's what we want." Transgender rights has become a major talking point as sports seek to balance inclusion with fairness. Four-times Olympic champion Cate Campbell told FINA's EGC that she supported a restriction on transgender athletes competing in women's categories and urged people to "listen to the science and experts".
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