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By Sourit Sanyal FINA, the global governing body for swimming and water sports voted to ban transgender athletes from taking part in all women’s elite competitions. Only those who transitioned before the age of 12 can take part in women events, according to FINA’s new policy. The voting took place at the FINA Extraordinary General Congress 2022 at the World Championship currently taking place in Budapest. A total of 152 FINA members passed the new policy where 71% of the votes supported the ban. The FINA claims this process is “only a first step towards full inclusion” for transgender particip…