International Olympic Committee bans transgender women from women's Olympic events
Change
The International Olympic Committee limited eligibility in female categories to athletes who test as biological females using a mandatory SRY gene (sex-determining region Y gene) test once per career, effective at the July 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Why it matters
Olympic selection and eligibility are now governed by a single, centrally enforced verification protocol rather than by separate sport federations. National Olympic committees and international federations must redesign entry, medical-clearance and appeals procedures to comply with the IOC's binding standard for female-category competition.
Implications
- • National Olympic committees' selection panels must require and retain IOC-standard SRY gene certification for any athlete entered in female categories for Olympic events — athletes without certification will be ineligible for Olympic entry.
- • International sports federations' eligibility units must align their Olympic-qualification rules to accept only entrants who hold IOC-standard SRY gene certification — entries lacking certification will be rejected from Olympic competitions.
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