Sources expect ban within next six to 12 months
IOC president wants to protect the female category
The International Olympic Committee is edging closer towards implementing a ban on transgender women competing in the female category in time for the Los Angeles Olympics.
Multiple sources expect such a ban to come into effect over the next six to 12 months with the new IOC president, Kirsty Coventry, making clear she wants to drive through her campaign pledge to protect the female category.
Such a policy would also avoid potential conflict with the US president, Donald Trump, before LA 2028, after he signed an executive order to prevent transgender women from competing in female sport in February.
