An “open category” to allow transgender swimmers to compete at the highest level. This is the project of the International Swimming Federation (Fina), whose president Husain Al-Musallam outlined the main lines on Sunday in Budapest.
“I don’t want an athlete to be told that he cannot compete at the highest level,” Al-Musallam told an extraordinary body congress held during the world championships . “I will set up a working group to create an open category during our competitions. We will be the first federation to do so. »