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Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya has spoken out against policies that she believes disproportionately affect athletes with differences in sex development (DSD), after years of public scrutiny over her gender.
The International Olympic Committee's new policy to ban transgender athletes from women's events, which fundamentally realigns towards a biological definition of fairness, has drawn criticism from South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya, who argues the science is clear.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new policy reinstating gender testing and effectively preventing transgender women from competing in women's Olympic events by limiting participation to 'biological females' ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Olympic champion Caster Semenya has strongly denounced the International Olympic Committee's reinstatement of gender tests, calling it a 'lack of respect for women' and reaffirming her commitment to fighting the controversial gene-screening policy that she says undermines women’s rights.
Olympic champion Caster Semenya has expressed disappointment with the IOC president following a transgender ruling, criticizing the organization for requiring women to prove their gender and for the recent barring of transgender athletes from competition.
South African gold medallist Caster Semenya has pledged to continue her fight against the Olympic gender-testing policy, stating her intention to be vocal and make noise until her concerns are heard.
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