Aug 16 (Reuters) - World Aquatics will debut its new "open category" at a World Cup event in Berlin in October, swimming's governing body said on Wednesday.
World Aquatics voted last year to restrict participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions and create a working group to establish an open category, which was announced last month.
"When World Aquatics instituted its Policy on Eligibility for the Men's and Women's Competition Categories, we committed to exploring the creation of an open category," World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam said.
World Aquatics added that the open category could also be added to more events.
"Berlin is thrilled to champion this groundbreaking initiative with the full endorsement of the German Swimming Federation," the German Swimming Federation's vice president Kai Morgenroth said.
Persons:
Husain Al, Musallam, Kai Morgenroth, Aadi Nair, Pritha Sarkar
Organizations:
Aquatics, German Swimming Federation, Swimming Federation's, Thomson
Locations:
Berlin, Bengaluru