"The IOC's reinstatement of gender verification tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games is 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."
"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. The IOC had previously used chromosomal sex testing from 1968 to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics before abandoning it in 1999 under pressure from the scientific community."
"Semenya has become the symbol of the struggle of hyperandrogenic athletes, a battle on the athletics tracks and then in courtrooms, to assert her rights, which she has waged since her first world title in the 800m in 2009."
Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic champion, condemned the IOC's reinstatement of gender verification tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. She expressed disappointment in IOC President Kirsty Coventry for supporting measures that require women to prove their worthiness to compete. Semenya highlighted the negative impact on women from Africa and the Global South. The IOC's decision restricts transgender women from competing in women's events, reviving a controversial practice abandoned in 1999 due to its ineffectiveness. Semenya has been a prominent figure in the fight for the rights of hyperandrogenic athletes.
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