Runners can identify as nonbinary in next year's Boston and London marathons

Runners cross the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon last fall in Hopkinton, Mass. The Boston Marathon returns on Monday.

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Two of the world’s top marathons will allow runners to identify as nonbinary when they enter the races next year.

Organizers for the 2023 Boston Marathon and the 2023 TCS London Marathon say that racers will have the option to enter the race as male, female or nonbinary – a term used by some people who feel they don’t fit into the gender categories of man or woman.

There’s been a push for greater gender inclusion in sports across the globe, and some athletics organizations have recently announced policies on how transgender, nonbinary and other gender-nonconforming people can take part in competitions.