Transgender players who have been through male puberty will not be permitted to play international women’s cricket under new ICC gender eligibility regulations

The International Cricket Council has become the latest sports body to ban transgender players from the elite women’s game if they have gone through male puberty.

The ICC said it had taken the decision, following an extensive scientific review and nine-month consultation, to “protect the integrity of the international women’s game and the safety of players”.

It joins rugby union, swimming, cycling, athletics and rugby league, who have all gone down a similar path in recent years after citing concerns over fairness or safety.

  • @anlumoEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    That means the big, televised sports too.

    I never said otherwise.

    If you want any given game to be fair every single team should have a certain distribution among height/weight classes if not among genders as well.

    That works for a team sport, but what about sport for a single person, like kickboxing/grappling/tennis/etc?