""Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females.""
""The IOC policy leans on scientific research that considers the presence of the SRY gene fixed for life and represents evidence that an athlete has experienced male sex development.""
The International Olympic Committee has announced that transgender women athletes will be excluded from the Olympics beginning with the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Eligibility for women's competition will now require a one-time genetics test, which can be conducted through saliva, a cheek swab, or a blood sample. The policy aligns with a U.S. executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports. The IOC's new policy is not retroactive and does not apply to recreational sports, focusing on fairness and integrity in female categories.
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