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The International Olympic Committee has barred transgender women from competing in women’s events and will require all athletes in female categories to undergo genetic sex testing, a sweeping policy ...

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“Eligibility for any female category event” at any IOC event is “now limited to biological females,” the IOC said in a statement. Any athlete who wants to compete in a women’s category must take a ...

"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 IOC said in a ruling on ...

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Thursday it will ban transgender women athletes from women’s events ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The policy states that eligibility to ...

The International Olympics Committee has aligned itself with President Donald Trump’s stance on transgender athletes by banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports at the 2028 Los ...