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03/26 08:05 CDT Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC
policy on female eligibility
Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female
eligibility
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) --- Transgender women athletes are now excluded from
the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which
aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on women's sports
ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
"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 International Olympic Committee said, "determined on the basis of
a one?time SRY gene screening."
It is unclear how many, if any, transgender women are competing at an Olympic
level. No woman who transitioned from being born male competed at the 2024
Paris Summer Games.
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