Athletes who are legally recognized as women are permitted to participate in female disciplines, according to Rule 4.5 of World Para Athletics’ rules and regulations.
According to the International Olympic Committee’s transgender rules, World Para Athletics will handle any complaints involving transgender athletes, the regulation further states.
However, that policy is different from World Athletics’ position, which in March 2023 prohibited transgender athletes from participating in women’s competitions.
According to World Athletics president Lord Sebastian Coe, the decision was made to preserve fairness and “protect the female category.”
Petrillo would be “welcome” in the next games, according to Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), who spoke to BBC Sport. However.
He also anticipated that international sports organizations would eventually agree on a position regarding transgender athletes’ participation.
