"Between 50 and 60 athletes who went through male puberty have been finalists in the female category in global and continental track and field championships since 2000, according to a senior World Athletics official. World Athletics has introduced SRY screening, a gene test which uses a cheek swab to assess if someone is biologically male or female, for the world championships in Tokyo."
"He said that it showed that athletes with differences of sex development (DSD), who have a 46 XY karyotype with male testes but were reported female at birth, were significantly over-represented in major finals and that it compromises the integrity of the female competitions. Everyone is watching World Athletics and we are leading in this area, Bermon said before telling his audience that there were approximately 50-60 cases of DSD in athletics."
"In total between 2000 and 2023, Bermon said there had been 135 DSD finalists in elite international events, given some of the 50 to 60 athletes competed in more than one final. He also showed a slide that said that DSD cases are 151.9 times more likely than would be expected given the number of DSD individuals in the general population."
World Athletics reported that between 50 and 60 athletes who experienced male puberty have been finalists in female track and field events since 2000. The governing body implemented SRY cheek-swab gene screening for the Tokyo world championships. Data collected over 25 years indicate athletes with differences of sex development (DSD) — typically 46,XY karyotype with male testes but recorded female at birth — were significantly over-represented in major finals. The report cited 135 DSD finalists between 2000 and 2023 and stated DSD cases appear 151.9 times more likely than expected in the general population. The figures were derived from anti-doping tests showing high testosterone and may undercount cases. High-profile examples include Caster Semenya.
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