LOADING ERROR LOADINGCAPE TOWN (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya on Sunday expressed her disappointment with IOC President Kirsty Coventry over the decision to ban transgender women athletes from competing in women’s events at the Olympics. Semenya, who is South African, said she expected more from a woman leader like Coventry, who is from Zimbabwe and a fellow African. Before the 2024 Paris Olympics, three top-tier sports — track and field, swimming and cycling — excluded transgender women who had been through male puberty. It is unclear how many, if any, transgender women are competing at an Olympic level. The IOC said last week’s decision was not retroactive and did not apply to any grassroots or recreational sports programs.

Source: Huffington Post March 29, 2026 19:05 UTC