Implications of a Third Gender for Elite Sports

摘要

The highest court in Germany ruled recently in favor of the introduction of a third gender category for individuals who do not identify as either male or female or are born with an ambiguous sexual anatomy (1). This ruling is in line with at least 10 nations or states that allow a third legal gender (2). This perspective outlines the implications of a third gender for elite sport and is a summary of proceedings of a session entitled "Beyond Fairness: The Biology of Inclusion for Transgender and Intersex Athletes" at the 10th European Sport Medicine — Congress of the European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations (EFSMA) that took place in Estoril, Lisbon, Portugal from November 16 to 18,2017(3).