Sport-Restrictions on transgender athletes violate Olympic Charter - FIMS chief


FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

(Reuters) - Restrictions on athletes who are transgender or with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) do not respect the principles of the Olympic Charter, International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) president Fabio Pigozzi said on Friday.

A raft of sport governing bodies started reviewing their policy on the involvement of transgender athletes in women's sport following last month's ruling by swimming's top body FINA.

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