Women's Olympic sports limited to biological females from 2028 - IOC
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“The women's category of Olympic sports will be limited to biological females from 2028.”
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“Eligibility will be determined by a 'once-in-a-lifetime' sex test preventing transgender women and those with differences in sexual development (DSD) who have gone through male puberty from competing.”
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“The IOC considers SRY gene screening via saliva, cheek swab, or blood sample to be unintrusive.”
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“Athletes who fail the test will remain eligible for male categories, mixed categories, and open categories.”
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“Laurel Hubbard became the first openly transgender woman to compete at an Olympics after Tokyo 2020.”
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“By the Paris 2024 Games, there were no known transgender women competing in female events.”
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“Imane Khelif faced gender eligibility testing after winning a boxing gold medal and being disqualified from the World Championships.”
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“The IOC's policy will apply to almost all athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD).”
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“The IOC's decision follows a review led by medical experts and consultations with athletes and scientists.”
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“The IOC previously left sex eligibility regulations to individual sports governing bodies.”
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“The IOC used SRY gene testing in the 1980s but abolished it in the 1990s due to false positives and concerns about natural variations.”
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“The IOC's working group concluded there is a performance advantage for males in sports requiring strength, power, and endurance.”
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“The IOC conducted an online athlete survey with over 1,100 responses supporting science-based eligibility rules.”
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“The French Olympic Committee raised ethical and legal concerns about SRY testing in France due to bioethics laws.”
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“World Athletics supports the IOC's approach to protecting women's sports from biological advantages.”
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“The IOC's policy does not apply to grassroots or recreational sports programs.”
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“The IOC's policy includes an exemption for DSD athletes with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS).”
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“The women's category of Olympic sports will be limited to biological females from 2028.”
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“Eligibility will be determined by a 'once-in-a-lifetime' sex test, which would prevent transgender women and those with differences in sexual development (DSD) who have gone through male puberty from competing.”
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“The policy will take effect from the Los Angeles Olympics.”
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“Eligibility for the female category will be determined by a screening to detect the SRY gene.”
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“Athletes who fail the test will continue to be included in all other classifications for which they qualify.”
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“Until this announcement, the IOC left sex eligibility regulations to the governing bodies of individual sports.”
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“New Zealand Laurel Hubbard became the first openly transgender women to compete at an Olympics after being selected for the women's weightlifting team at Tokyo 2020.”
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“By the Paris 2024 Games, there were not known to be any transgender women competing in female events.”
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“Imane Khelif reportedly failed a gender eligibility test and has XY chromosomes, though this was not confirmed by the BBC.”
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“The IOC launched a review shortly after the Games, and the ban will also apply almost all athletes with a DSD.”
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“Caster Semenya's DSD means she has male XY chromosomes.”
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“The IOC used the SRY gene test in the 1980s but abolished it in the 1990s due to 'false positives' and concerns about natural variations.”
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“The IOC's working group reviewed scientific evidence showing a 'clear consensus' that male sex provides a performance advantage in strength, power, and endurance sports.”
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“The IOC consulted over 1,100 athletes in an online survey about sex eligibility rules.”
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“The move does not apply to grassroots or recreational sports programs and will not be applied retrospectively.”
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“The French Olympic Committee stated that SRY tests conflict with bioethics laws and the civil code in France.”
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