Each sport must set transgender rules says IOC despite criticism

The International Olympic Committee has defended its position that it is up to each international sports body to set their own rules for transgender athletes' inclusion, despite criticism from tennis great Martina Navratilova.

"This is a very divisive, a very difficult situation, a very difficult topic where we have to try to balance fairness with inclusivity," IOC spokesperson Mark Adams told a virtual news conference on Friday. Navratilova had said striking the balance between inclusion and fairness down to individual events was extremely complex and that the IOC had offloaded responsibility for the issue onto sometimes poorly funded federations.

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