The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes. NCAA rules on transgender athletes returned to the forefront when Penn swimmer Lia Thomas started smashing records this year.
Lia Thomas of the Pennsylvania Quakers swims in the 500 meter freestyle event during a tri-meet against the Yale Bulldogs and the Dartmouth Big Green at Sheerr Pool on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania on January 8, 2022 in Philadelphia, P The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.
When there is no national governing body, that sport’s international federation policy would be in place. If there is no international federation policy, previously established IOC policy criteria would take over.
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