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Explained: What is FINA's new ruling on transgender swimmers
Fpsports •The decision came following weeks of deliberations on the topic which stemmed from US transgender swimmer Lia Thomas dominating women's collegiate events.
FINA sets up 'open category' for transgender swimmers, effectively banning them from women's events
•"I do not want any athlete to be told they cannot compete at the highest level," Husain Al-Musallam, president of governing body FINA, told an extraordinary congress of his organisation.
FINA reverses decision on Russian, Belarusian swimmers, imposes blanket ban
•FINA has fallen into line with other international sports bodies that banned Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine.
FINA strips Russia of World Junior Swimming Championships, says no more events in country if 'grave crisis continues'
•The World Junior Championships were due to be held in Kazan in August with the short course titles scheduled for December in the same city.
Short Course World Championships: Swimmer Srihari Nataraj makes it a hat-trick of records
•CAS rejects Uzbekistan appeal against FINA invalidation of Olympic qualifying event
•The global body for water sports issued a statement to say that the appeal has been rejected by CAS.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Srihari Natraj becomes second Indian swimmer to qualify for Games after FINA approves qualification time
•Nataraj's feat came on Sunday was also new national record, which was enough to achieve the 'A' mark for the Tokyo Games set at 53.85 seconds.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Swimmer Sun Yang to miss Games after four-year doping ban
•Sun, who was banned for three months in 2014 for a separate doping offence, has always protested his innocence in the murky events of September 2018.
Srihari Nataraj, Sajan Prakash among Indian swimmers cleared to participate in Olympic qualifying events in Belgrade, Rome
•Apart from Olympic 'B' qualifying mark achievers Nataraj and Prakash, who are hoping to make the A qualification mark, the team comprises seasoned back stroker Maana Patel, who recently returned to form at an international meet in Uzbekistan.
CAS to decide on Sung Yang's doping retrial by 'end of June' as Chinese swimmer’s Tokyo hopes hang by a thread
•"The date of the decision is not yet known, but it will be by the end of June at the latest," a spokesperson for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) told AFP.