Transgender women won’t be allowed to compete in international women’s cricket, the game’s governing physique mentioned Tuesday.
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Transgender women won’t be allowed to compete in international women’s cricket, the game’s governing physique mentioned Tuesday.
The International Cricket Council mentioned the “new gender eligibility regulation,” which was authorised by board members, had been imposed to guard the integrity of women’s cricket and was additionally made on security grounds.
“Male-to-female participants who have undergone male puberty will not be eligible to compete in the international women’s game,” the ICC mentioned.
It added that the laws would apply “irrespective of any surgical or gender reassignment treatment” players may have undertaken.
“The changes to the gender eligibility regulations resulted from an extensive consultation process and are founded in science, aligning with the core principles developed during the review,” ICC chief executive Geoff Allardice said. “Inclusivity is incredibly important to us as a sport, but our priority was to protect the integrity of the international women’s game and the safety of players.”
The ICC mentioned the principles could be revisited inside two years to “align with the sport’s evolving landscape.”
Decisions to permit transgender women play at home stage can be made by particular person member boards, the physique mentioned.
The ICC additionally introduced equal pay for feminine match officers no matter whether or not they had been officiating males’s or women’s video games.
