Jusletter

Transgender Athletes: A Concern for Sport Integrity?

  • Autor/Autorin: Madalina Diaconu
  • Beitragsart: Wissenschaftliche Beiträge
  • Rechtsgebiete: Sport
  • DOI: 10.38023/d0d4228e-c9e1-4cda-b622-0ce56f814027
  • Zitiervorschlag: Madalina Diaconu, Transgender Athletes: A Concern for Sport Integrity?, in: Jusletter 8. April 2024
Long considered a taboo subject, the participation of transgender athletes in elite sport divides international federations and highlights the conflict between the need for inclusion of trans people and the imperative of preserving the integrity of sport. The aim of this article is to present these different approaches, briefly explaining the medical reasons underlying current eligibility rules, and to highlight the main ethical challenges posed by the participation of trans athletes in high-level competitions.

Table of contents

  • I. From Genitals to Genes: Verifying Femininity in Sport
  • II. Brief Terminological Clarifications
  • III. A Scientific Lack of Consensus
  • IV. Existing Policies for Participation of Transgender Athletes at the International Level
  • 1. International Olympic Committee
  • 2. Aquatics
  • 3. Archery
  • 4. Athletics
  • 5. Chess
  • 6. Cycling
  • 7. Orienteering
  • 8. Rugby
  • 9. Tennis
  • 10. Triathlon
  • V. Transgender Policies in Swiss Sports
  • VI. Ethical Challenges: Integrity, Safety and Fairness
  • VII. Synthesis and Conclusion

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