#gender-eligibility

#gender-eligibility

It was agreed by the members that the IOC should take a leading role in this, she added. And that we should be the ones to bring together the experts and the international federations and ensure that we find consensus.

The updated policy goes beyond global governing body FIFA, which has been conducting a gender eligibility review for more than three years without any conclusion.

Under World Athletics' proposed rules, participation in the female category will require athletes to undergo genetic testing for the SRY gene linked to male sex determination.