IOC Urged to Drop Reported Gender Test Plans

90 Human Rights and Sports Groups Call for Olympics to Drop “Sex Testing” Plans

As recently as November, IOC president Kirsty Coventry signaled they would bring the practice back.

IOC urged to drop reported gender test plans

Several major federations, including athletics, swimming and rugby union, have barred athletes who have gone through male puberty from competing in the women's class. Photo: Getty Images More than 80 human rights and sport advocacy groups have called on the International Olympic Committee to abandon reported plans to introduce universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a blanket ban on transgender and intersex competitors.

Olympic Committee Urged to Push Pro-Trans Policy

Dozens of human rights and sports advocacy groups are urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to abandon reported plans to implement sex testing and ban transgender athletes from competitions. In a joint statement released by the Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA), ILGA World, Humans of Sport, and numerous other groups, the organizations warned that such policies would constitute a major setback in gender equity. “Multiple sources have said …

International Olympic Committee urged to drop reported gender test plans for female athletes

More than 80 human rights and sport advocacy groups have called on the ‌International Olympic Committee to abandon reported plans to introduce universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a blanket ban on transgender and intersex competitors.

Olympic chiefs urged to scrap genetic sex testing plans for female athletes

The International Olympic Committee has been warned about the potential damaging effects of genetic sex testing

IOC urged to drop reported gender test plans for female athletes

More than 80 human rights and sport advocacy groups have called on the International Olympic Committee to abandon reported plans to introduce universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a blanket ban on transgender and intersex competitors.