Becoming a participate of the Olympics is a hard task, an athlete must first comply with the Olympic Charter and follow the rules of the International Federation governing the sport. There is no specific age limit but the youth Olympics are from age 15 to 18. In the United States in order to make it to the trials you must meet the “B” standard. The International Olympic Committee are currently allowing transgender men to compete in the male category and transgender women to compete in the women category after a year of hormone replacement therapy (Allen). Every country and sport has its designated uniform, for example swimmers wear swimsuits but the different countries wear different
Becoming a participate of the Olympics is a hard task, an athlete must first comply with the Olympic Charter and follow the rules of the International Federation governing the sport. There is no specific age limit but the youth Olympics are from age 15 to 18. In the United States in order to make it to the trials you must meet the “B” standard. The International Olympic Committee are currently allowing transgender men to compete in the male category and transgender women to compete in the women category after a year of hormone replacement therapy (Allen). Every country and sport has its designated uniform, for example swimmers wear swimsuits but the different countries wear different