US EditionOlympics to ban transgender athletes from all women’s events: Report
- Next year, the International Olympic Committee will ban transgender women from all female categories, likely announcing the change in early 2026 at the IOC session during the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy.
- Following a science-based review, Dr Jane Thornton, IOC medical and scientific director, presented last week in Lausanne that athletes born male retain physical advantages despite testosterone reduction, with Coventry stating it's to "protect the female category, first and foremost to ensure fairness."
- Sports differ on eligibility rules, with athletics and World Aquatics banning those who underwent male puberty, while two boxing golds at Paris last year by Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting sparked controversy; the policy reportedly covers DSD athletes.
- The IOC appears set to convert guidance into binding eligibility rules, with some work remaining to ensure legal watertightness despite overwhelmingly positive member feedback from the IOC working group and legal advisers.
- The proposed change could reshape eligibility for the Los Angeles Olympics, aligning IOC rules with World Athletics and World Aquatics, while IOC members received details on sex testing last week.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's categories in all sports.
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BERLIN :The International Olympic Committee says it is still weighing universal rules for transgender athletes at the Games, as a growing number of sports bodies move to tighten eligibility criteria in a shift in sentiment that the IOC appears increasingly willing to get on board with.The IOC, under new presi
According to The Times, the International Olympic Committee should announce at the beginning of 2026 that it decided to prohibit the participation of all transgeneral athletes in the female categories of Games.
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