World Rowing has adopted stricter rules for transgender women athletes following a review into the regulations for participation in international competitions.

A Republican-led Bill has been introduced to the United States House of Representatives that would ban transgender women and girls from competing in women's youth, high school or college teams.

UK Athletics (UKA) has called for the British Parliament to make an amendment to the 2010 Equality Act to allow the organisation to change its policy on the participation of transgender athletes.

World Athletics is considering imposing stricter rules for transgender athletes in the sport, while still allowing room for their inclusion in women's events.

Australia's most successful male Olympian Ian Thorpe has criticised the International Swimming Federation (FINA) for its ruling on transgender athletes which in effect prevents them from competing in women's events.

British Rowing chair Mark Davies has urged World Rowing to update its policy on the participation of transgender athletes in the sport, claiming it is "less protective of women's sport than some other International Federations".

Boxing New Zealand has declared its support for an open category in which transgender athletes would be allowed to compete.

Olympic rugby sevens gold medallist Ellia Green has come out as a transgender man and hopes it will help others follow his footsteps.

World Triathlon has agreed a new policy that will permit transgender athletes to compete in its women's competitions, although there will be more stringent restrictions including a requirement to demonstrate low levels of testosterone for two years.

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Katie Sadleir has insisted here that the organisation "needs to respect" International Federations' (IFs) rules on the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's events.

I had two broad reactions to the International Swimming Federation's (FINA) decision this month to require individuals to have completed transition by the age of 12 to compete in women's competitions.

The International Swimming Federation's (FINA) decision here to severely restrict the participation of transgender athletes in women's events continues to polarise opinion, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson declaring his support for the move and diver Tom Daley commenting that he was "furious".

The site of the Puskás Aréna in Budapest has been the setting for some truly historic sporting moments.

The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) has criticised the decision taken here by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) to severely restrict the participation of transgender athletes in women's aquatics events as "discriminatory and exclusive".

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has defended its stance on giving International Federations the responsibility of forming transgender policies, insisting it "cannot come forward with one short rule that fits everybody".