(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 26 – Competition and gender identity, inclusion of DSD and Transgender athletes in elite sport: Rome at the center of the debate. One of the most delicate issues of the moment is the heart of the conference to be held next Friday, July 1, at the Coni Honor Hall, under the aegis of the International Federation of Sports Medicine (Fims), of the Italian Sports Medicine Federation. and the University of Rome ‘Foro Italico’.
“Gender identity and competitive spirit – explains Professor Fabio Pigozzi, Fabio Pigozzi, president of Fims and Nado Italia – are themes that are increasingly intertwined in the international debate. Olympic sport reflects what happens in civil society. This event was born. from the ever stronger need to provide scientific support to issues that inevitably belong to the same high-level sport “.
Here then is a scientific conference entitled “Integration of athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD) and Transgender in Olympic Sport”. This initiative sees the participation, as well as Pigozzi, of the most important international experts such as prof. Uğur Erdener, president of the IOC Medical Commission, prof.
Yannis Pitsiladis, Professor of Sports Sciences at the University of Brighton and member of the IOC Medical Commission, prof. Michael Geistlinger, one of the leading experts in the field of international sports law, Eng. Francesco Ricci Bitti, president of the ‘Association of Summer Olympic International Federations’ (Asoif), and representing the athletes Fiona May. Also present will be the President of the Italian National Olympic Committee and CIO member Giovanni Malagò and the presidents of numerous National Sports Federations.
As part of the conference, the theme of the inclusion of DSD and Transgender athletes in elite sport will be discussed from multiple points of view (biomedical, legal, sport governance), while ensuring safety and equal opportunities for all competing athletes. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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