IOC Bars Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events for Olympic Games
The policy would require genetic testing and apply to all women’s events at the Los Angeles Games.
People take part in a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in two cases in which states have banned males from participating in female-only sports, in Washington on Jan. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Only females will be allowed in women’s events at the Olympics, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The March 26 decision by the committee excludes transgender-identifying individuals who were born male who may have sought to compete in the international events.
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