Groups Urge IOC to Drop Universal Genetic Testing, Trans Ban

0:00On March 17, more than 80 human rights in sports advocacy groups are urging the International Olympic Committee to drop plans for universal. Genetic sex testing on all female athletes, along with a blanket ban on transgender and intersex competitors in women's events. These groups, including the sport and rights alliance and humans of sport, released a joint statement earlier this week, citing reports from the IOCs. Own working group are protecting the female category. It's warned that such policies would harm privacy, especially for young athletes and rollback progress on gender equity, drawing criticism from. Bodies like the United Nations and World Medical Association for being discriminatory. The measures reportedly contradict the IOC's own framework from 2021 on fairness and inclusion, while ignoring challenges like harassment, faced by transgender and intersex athletes. The IOC has not confirmed the recommendations and plans to share the working groups findings

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