Kate Campbell, a four-time Olympic gold medalist for Australia, backed FINA’s new policies on transgender participation on Monday. Speaking at the FINA conference, Campbell said the gender segregation in swimming is one of the only reasons women can be considered equal in the sport. He said the abolition of discrimination “would be to the detriment of athletes everywhere”. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE AT FOXNEWS.COM Australia’s Cate Campbell reacts after winning the gold medal and breaking the Olympic record for the women’s 4x100m relay final on the 9th day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on August 1, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Al Bello / Getty Images) “We see you, we appreciate you and we accept you. My role, however, is also to stand here, after I asked our global governing body, FINA, to investigate, think about and support the cornerstone of justice in women’s competition. “elite,” he said. , through The Guardian. “And it hurts me that this part of my role can hurt, infuriate and possibly alienate people from an already marginalized trans community.” He said he had thought about what he was going to say and concluded that whatever he said on the subject would “anger” people. “However, I ask everyone to take a breath, to absorb before reacting. Listen to the science and the experts. Listen to the people standing here and telling you how difficult it was to reconcile integration and justice,” he added. “The fact that men and women are physiologically different can not be disputed. Only now are we beginning to explore and understand the origins of these physiological differences and the permanent effects of exposure to different hormones. FINA MEDICAL OFFICIAL HOPES TRANS-ATHLETICS POLICIES ARE A MODEL FOR OTHER SPORTS The Cate Campbell of Australia after the presentation of the gold medal mixed 4×100 m relay during the swimming finals at the Tokyo Aquatic Center at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics on August 1, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Tim Clayton / Corbis via Getty Images) “Women, who have fought hard and hard to be included and considered equal in sport, can only do so because of gender discrimination. Removing this discrimination would be to the detriment of athletes everywhere.” The “gender mainstreaming policy” will only allow swimmers who have passed the age of 12 to participate in women’s competitions. FINA members voted 71.5% in favor of the new policies. The rulings went into effect on Monday. FINA has set specific eligibility requirements in a 24-page policy. There was also a proposal for a new “open competition policy”. The agency said it was setting up “a new working group that will spend the next six months looking at the most effective ways to create this new category”. The Australian Olympic Committee also supported FINA’s decision. Its logo is the international governing body for swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and offshore swimming, FINA appears during the FINA World Championships in Rome on July 25, 2009. (MARTIN BURtyU) Images / AFP CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION “While participation must be respected, fairness in competition is a core value of sport,” a spokesman for the Australian Olympic Committee told Reuters. “FINA has made a decision based on the conditions in the sport of swimming to achieve this balance.” Ryan Gaydos is the sports editor for Fox News and Fox Business. Story tips can be sent to [email protected]
