"For you as a woman, why will you be tested to prove that you fit? You know, it's like now we need to prove that we are worthy as women to take part in sports. That's a disrespect for women."
"For me, personally, for her being a woman coming from Africa, knowing how African women or women in the global south are affected by that, of course, it causes harm."
"The IOC announced the ban on 26 March, sharing that eligibility for female sporting events will be determined by one-time gene-screening sex tests."
"It came as a failure. And that's why it was dropped."
Caster Semenya condemned the IOC's decision to implement sex tests for female athletes, labeling it a disrespect for women. The new policy requires one-time gene-screening tests to determine eligibility for women's events, with athletes possessing the SRY gene deemed ineligible. Semenya expressed concern over the impact on women from Africa and the global south. The policy will be enforced starting with the 2028 Olympic Games, reviving a previously abandoned testing method that was criticized for its effectiveness and fairness.
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