Scottish Athletics International’s

Policy on Transgender athletes

     These guidelines are a living document and will be subject to review in light of any scientific or medical developments.

     We have taken some of these guidelines from the policies set forth by the IOC Consensus on February 27, 2005. They agreed the following guidelines to be taken into account by sports organizations when determining eligibility to compete in male and female competition.

1. Those who transition from female to male are eligible to compete in the male category without restriction. We are allowing the athlete to choose a transition period of no more than two years to continue to compete within their original category. After that point, they will need to compete in which ever male category they qualify in.

2. Those who transition from male to female are eligible to compete in the female category under the following conditions:

   2.1. The athlete has declared that her gender identity is female. The declaration cannot be changed, for sporting purposes, for a minimum of four years.

   2.2. The athlete must be on HRT for at least 2 years prior to her first competition with the requirement for any longer period to be based on a confidential case-by-case evaluation, considering whether or not 2 years is a sufficient length of time to minimize any advantage in women’s competition).

3. As we do not test, we are adopting a policy of having open conversations with any athletes who come to us with their identity. We will also never approach and question someone’s identity based on “presentation.”

   Open communication is key to working with any transgender athlete who approaches us with a desire to throw with SMAI.