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The Imperan Nations: Alice Bay, Ariannin, Aristian Republic, Grand Merina, Kikunomi, Lisander, Lorenthia, Rhaecia, Saint Ianina, Vassiya.
A note on gender policies:
Imperan League athletes are separated by gender when it comes to some sports, a practice that is frowned upon in most nations.
Sports are physical activities in which one depends on body skills. Since Lisander has no sentient animals, hybrid or robot populations, sports are practised only by humans. Males and females are clearly different. Males are taller, have thicker bones and higher lungs capacity than females. Cross-hormone treatment cannot fully suppress all these biological competitive advantages. Have in mind that Imperan League is a MT region.
There's also a series of problematic cases involving intersex sports, like the transgender fighter who broke her opponent skull, or the transgender powerlifter who set a new world record after completing only 11 months of hormone treatment.
Male and female athletes do not play together in territorial games (like football codes, rugby, basketball, hockey codes) and combat sports (except for selected fencing events). For these sports, unless clearly stated otherwise, the leagues on these sports already posted are all male.
Male and female athletes are allowed to compete together in Sailing, Equestrian sports (including Horse Polo), Motorsports and selected fencing events.