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Inaccurate, Expensive, Traumatic: IOC Restoring Gene Testing Requirement It Dumped in 1999
The policy mirrors a 1999 program dropped over inaccuracies, costs and psychological trauma, and will begin with the 2028 Summer Olympics.
- The International Olympic Committee has reinstated genetic testing for all female athletes competing in the Summer Olympics. The policy intends to ban "biological males," including transgender women, from female events to address concerns over potential competitive advantages.
- Although the IOC previously abandoned sex verification in 1999 due to inaccuracies and psychological trauma, officials have reinstated the mandate. They claim current concerns regarding competitive fairness necessitate the return of these testing protocols.
- Critics argue the process remains flawed, noting that at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, eight of 3,387 female athletes tested positive for the SRY gene. "It's going to end up being an incredibly complicated and messy process," Reo Eveleth, creator of "Tested," said.
- Shifting responsibility to individual sport governing bodies, the IOC will not directly administer the tests as it did during the 1990s. The organization plans to conduct educational seminars for federations beginning "in the coming weeks," the IOC announced.
- Despite inquiries, the IOC has repeatedly declined requests from USA Today to identify the medical experts consulted regarding the new testing policy. Critics note the mandate ignores the recommendation of the geneticist who discovered the SRY gene in 1990.
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Inaccurate, expensive, traumatic: IOC restoring gene testing requirement it dumped in 1999
Announced in March, the policy was adopted to ban "biological males" — including transgender women — from competing in Olympic events for females due to concerns over potential competitive advantages.
·Billings, United States
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Inaccurate, expensive, traumatic: Why IOC is restoring gene testing requirement it dumped in 1999
The International Olympic Committee dropped genetic testing of female athletes in 1999 because of inaccuracies, high cost and psychological trauma. Now it's coming back.
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