The future of trans women and men in sports is not the open and shut case that it might seem, argues lawyer Libby Payne, who ...

On July 21, 2025, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced a landmark decision barring ...

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has become the latest governing body in the sports world to enact a policy change around transgender athlete competition.

Les Carpenter returned to The Washington Post in 2018 and now writes about the Olympics and Olympics-related issues.

The sex eligibility case of champion runner Caster Semenya has been one of the most contentious and most complex that sports has seen.

A ruling expected this week by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights could reignite champion runner Caster Semenya’s yearslong legal battle against sports authorities over ...

Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif faces intense backlash after officials demand she return her medal. The latest in a growing controversy.

Controversial Olympic boxer Imane Khelif fired off a fiery message as the new Olympics chief called for protecting the women's category.