"The IOC has confirmed that transgender women will be banned from the female categories of future Olympic events, with the new policy coming into effect for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games."
"Eligibility for female sporting events will be determined by one-time gene-screening sex tests, which will ensure fairness and protect safety, particularly in contact sports."
"Laurel Hubbard, the only openly transgender woman to compete in the Olympics, faced significant challenges and transphobia during her participation in the Tokyo 2020 Games."
"Hubbard's weightlifting career began in the 1990s, but she left the sport in 2001 due to the pressure of fitting into a world not set up for people like herself."
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed a ban on transgender women in female categories for future Olympic events, effective at the Los Angeles 2028 Games. The new policy, termed 'Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women's) Category in Olympic Sport', is described as evidence-based. Eligibility will be determined through one-time gene-screening sex tests to ensure fairness and safety, especially in contact sports. Only one openly transgender woman, Laurel Hubbard, has competed in the Olympics, facing significant challenges and transphobia during her participation.
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