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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Thursday that it is adopting a new policy that will ensure that only biological women compete in women’s competitions.
The new policy also uses genetic testing to verify the biological sex of competitors in the women’s section.
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“Eligibility for any women’s category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females, determined on the basis of a single SRY gene test,” the new policy states.
“The evidence-based and expert-informed policy, applicable from the LA28 Olympic Games onwards, protects fairness, safety and integrity in the women’s category.”
The test can be performed using saliva, cheek swab or blood sample.
The IOC said it made the decision to implement the policy after consulting with a panel of experts, with the aim of providing equal opportunities to women in sport.
“The policy was developed on the basis that it is universally accepted that it is necessary to establish a women’s category to allow men and women equal access to elite sport,” the IOC said in an announcement.
“It was guided by the IOC’s modern goals related to equality (equal opportunities for female athletes in finals, podiums and championships); enhancing Olympic value (with both women’s and men’s finals in all sports); and visibility and inspiration (celebrating female athletes on the Olympic podium to inspire and represent women and girls around the world).”
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IOC President Kristy Coventry suggested in the announcement that continuing to enable men in women’s sports is “not safe.”
“As a former athlete, I believe passionately in the rights of all Olympic athletes to participate in fair competition. The policy we have announced is based on science and has been led by medical experts. At the Olympic Games, even the smallest margins can make the difference between victory and defeat,” Coventry said.
“Therefore, it is absolutely clear that it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the women’s category. Furthermore, in some sports it simply would not be safe.”
A presentation in a world athletics A panel held in Tokyo in September revealed that between 50 and 60 athletes with male biological advantages have been finalists in the women’s category at world and continental championships since 2000.
The panel was headed by the head of the World Athletics Department of Health and Science, Dr. Stéphane Bermon, who stated sex tests were necessary due to an “overrepresentation” of athletes with DSD (differences in sexual development) among the finalists, according to multiple reports.
Last October, the United Nations said nearly 900 biological women missed the podium because they were defeated by trans athletes.
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The Olympic rings at the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). (LAURENT GILLIERON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The findings were compiled by Reem Alsalem, UN rapporteur on violence against women and titled “Violence against women and girls in sports.”
The report says that more than 600 athletes did not obtain medals in more than 400 competitions in 29 sports, totaling more than 890 medals, according to information obtained as of March 30.
