US EditionIOC Requires Genetic Testing for Women's Olympic Events
- On Sunday, two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya criticized International Committee President Kirsty Coventry over the new policy banning transgender athletes from competing at the Olympics.
- Published in a 10-page document Thursday, the policy excludes transgender women from female Olympic events while restricting female athletes with medical conditions known as DSD.
- Speaking at a Cape Town press conference, Semenya challenged the scientific basis, stating, "you cannot control genetics," and described the consultation process as "ticking a box."
- The International Olympic Committee stated the policy, applicable at the Los Angeles Olympics in July 2028, "protects fairness, safety and integrity in the female category."
- This follows Semenya's seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules, which began after she was banned from her favorite 800m race in 2019 for refusing hormone-reducing medication.
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Wikimedia Commons // SamErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.On Thursday, the International Olympic Committee announced that it would ban transgender women and many cisgender women athletes from competing in women's events and institute mandatory genetic screening of all female athletes. The decision is significant—the Olympics has allowed transgender wome…
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