Human rights experts raise concerns over Olympics transgender women athlete ban

Critics say new IOC guidelines violate fundamental human rights AOC backs new rules but accepts issue is ‘challenging and complex’ Over 100 human rights, sports and scientific groups, including the United Nations, have criticised the International Olympic Committee’s new gender eligibility guidelines as “a blunt and discriminatory response that is not supported by science and violates international human rights law”. The IOC’s new guidelines, announced on Friday, mandate genetic sex tests...

By Samantha Lewis

Poilievre backs J.K. Rowling's support for Olympic ban of transgender women from women's sports

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is supporting a ruling this week by the International Olympic Committee that bans transgender women from women's sports at the Games.

IOC bans trans women from Olympics

Only biological women will be able to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after a landmark decision by the International Olympic Committee banning transgender women and those with differences in sexual development. IOC President Kirsty Coventry said the policy was "led by medical experts". The IOC used gene testing in the 1980s but it was abolished in the 1990s. The policy change comes after years of controversy over the participation of transgender and DSD athletes in female competition.

By FRANCE24

Human rights experts raise concerns over IOC gender eligibility ruling

The Sport & Rights Alliance, along with over 100 other allied organisations, has called on the IOC to abandon its plans to mandate genetic sex testing

By Jamie Braidwood

France calls Olympic gender test 'a step backwards', other countries approve

France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women's events a "step backwards", but other countries welcomed the move."France regrets this step backwards," Ferrari added, recalling that the IOC scrapped a similar test in 1999 "due to strong reservations from the scientific community regarding their usefulness".

New Zealand to apply new IOC gender policy with ‘respect and care’ - The Straits Times

New Zealand to apply new IOC gender policy with ‘respect and care’  The Straits Times

France calls Olympic gender test 'step backwards', other countries back policy

France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women's events a "step backwards", but other countries welcomed the move.

By RFI

IOC bans trans athletes from women’s events

The ban will begin with the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Transgender athletes barred from female category events in Olympics

All athletes wanting to qualify or take part in female category events from the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics onwards will have to undergo a gene-screening test to determine their eligibility

By Reuters