GENEVA, May 27. /TASS/. Transgender athletes (the LGBT movement is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) will be allowed to participate in Olympic competitions in categories corresponding to their biological gender, the press office of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in a statement on Wednesday.
TASS reported earlier in the year that the IOC had ruled to ban transgender people from participating in women's sports competitions.
"Transgender athletes are not excluded from IOC events, including the Olympic Games. Like all other athletes, they are eligible to compete in the category that aligns with their biological sex," the statement reads. "Transgender athletes who are biologically female - as per the eligibility requirement - and who meet qualification standards may compete in the female category as long as they have not used testosterone or other androgens."
"Transgender athletes who are biologically male and who meet qualification standards may compete in the male category," according to the IOC. "Outside the Olympic Games or other IOC events, like all athletes who do not qualify for the Olympics, transgender athletes can participate in all other sporting events available to them."
