The British federation announced this Wednesday that transgender women will no longer be able to participate in certain specific competitions.
Transgender women will no longer be able to participate in national and interclub women's competitions, the British Tennis Federation (LTA) said on Tuesday. It is more precisely a modification in their regulations for “sporting fairness” he specifies. “Tennis and padel are sports influenced by gender. On average, the man has an advantage when playing against the woman. he explains in a press release. These gaps, according to them, persist mainly among trans women and distort competitions.
The WTA is not concerned
This announcement will come into effect on January 25, 2024 and will apply to competitions involving several clubs or regions, up to the national level. However, international competitions (Wimbledon, WTA tournaments, ITF) are not affected.
As a reminder, today, the WTA circuit authorizes trans women to participate under certain conditions such as a declaration of female gender for four years and strict hormonal monitoring.
