国际奥委会：拟禁止跨性别女性参赛

据多家外媒报道，国际奥委会拟于明年初宣布新政策，禁止跨性别女性参加奥运会女子赛事。

The International Olympic Committee is set to announce a ban on transgender women in female competition early next year after a science-based review of evidence about permanent physical advantages of being born male.

卫报指出，多个消息来源预计该政策将在未来6至12个月内生效。作为国际奥委会历史上首位女性主席，科丝蒂·考文垂曾承诺“保护女子奥运项目”。

Multiple sources expect such a ban to come into effect over the next six to 12 months with the new IOC president, Kirsty Coventry, making clear she wants to drive through her campaign pledge to protect the female category.

劳雷尔·哈伯德在2021年东京奥运会上成为首位公开跨性别身份的奥运会运动员。图源：泰晤士报

据悉，此次新政策修订基于一项针对跨性别运动员的科学研究。研究发现，出生时为男性的跨性别女性，即便通过医疗手段降低睾酮水平，仍会保留天生的生理优势。

国际奥委会医疗与科学总监简·桑顿在上周的国际奥委会会议上介绍了这项研究的初步成果，一位国际奥委会内部人士表示，委员对这次介绍给予了高度评价。

The committee's medical and scientific director, Dr Jane Thornton, last week presented to IOC members at a meeting in Lausanne the initial findings of a science-based review into transgender athletes and competitors with differences of sexual development (DSD) competing in female sport.

Sources said the presentation by Thornton, a Canadian former Olympic rower, stated that scientific evidence showed there were physical advantages to being born male that remained with athletes, including those who had taken treatment to reduce testosterone levels.

《泰晤士报》在报道中称，为确保新政策在法律层面“滴水不漏”，仍有部分工作需要完成。

Some work remains to be done to ensure the new policy is legally watertight. Until now the IOC's policy has been based on recommendations and guidance to sports rather than actually being part of its eligibility rules.

根据报道，国际奥委会此前对奥运项目的指导意见是，跨性别女性可以在降低睾酮水平的情况下参赛，但具体是否允许参赛由各个体育项目自行决定。

近年来，包括世界泳联和世界田联在内的多个体育联合会禁止跨性别女性参加女子比赛。

In recent years, a number of sports federations, including World Aquatics and World Athletics, have banned transgender women from female competition.

来源：环球时报 泰晤士报 卫报 纽约时报

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