List of Olympic sports allowing transgender participation at Paris Olympics 2024 ft. Triathlon, Cycling

The participation of transgender athletes at Paris Olympics 2024 is a complex issue. None of the sports at the moment allows direct participation of transgender women, and have put forth several conditions which, if met, make transgender athletes eligible to compete. However, some sports such as swimming and rugby have imposed a complete ban on the participation of transgender athletes.

With some sports having more open policies, several transgender athletes are expected to compete at Paris Olympics 2024. USA's Nikki Hiltz, who identifies as non-binary and is a biological female, is one of the transgender athletes competing in women's sports at the Paris Olympics.

Transgender athletes can participate in men's sports without any restrictions, but problems arise when transgender women, who are biologically male, want to participate in women's events.

Sports allowing transgender participation at Paris Olympics 2024

#Cycling

Cycling allows transgender athletes, regardless of being male or female biologically, to compete in women's sports on the below-given conditions as per the regulations provided by Union Cycliste Internationale:

• “They must not have experienced any part of male puberty either beyond Tanner Stage or after age 12 (whichever comes first)"
• “Since puberty, they must have continuously maintained the concentration of testosterone in their serum below 2.5nmol/L.”

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#Rowing

As per guidelines put forth by World Rowing, Rowing can consider transgender participation if the "rower's serum testosterone concentration has been less than 2.5nmol/L continuously for a period of at least the previous 24 months.”

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#Tennis

The International Tennis Federation allows transgender women participation in elite and Olympic female competitions if the testosterone levels in the player's serum have been "less than 5nmol/L continuously for a period of at least 12 months."

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#Golf

Golf has put several conditions forward for transgender women to be eligible for participation in women's competitions at the Paris Olympics 2024. These are:

1. Before applying for participation in the Olympics, an athlete must have a minimum of four years of competition as a transgender athlete.
2. “Athlete must have undergone gender reassignment surgery “
3. Testosterone levels are maintained for a year before applying.

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#Triathlon

As per World Triathlon Gender Eligibility guidelines in 2022, multiple conditions need to be met to allow transgender athletes to compete in women's events. They are:

1. Testosterone concentration in serum must be consistently lower than 2.5nmol/L for a period of at least 2 years.
2. A written and signed declaration by the athlete that they have not competed in any sports' male category for the last four years.

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#Badminton

The Badminton World Federation will take each transgender athlete case-by-case to consider participation in the Paris Olympics 2024.