Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on
female eligibility
Men and women aren’t the same when it comes to athletic performance.
For endurance sports like running and swimming, men usually outperform biological
women by 10% or more, 20% in throwing and jumping events, and 100% in punching
sports like boxing. In order to protect fairness, safety, and integrity in the
female category, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided that the
women’s category of Olympic sports will be limited to biological females from
the LA Olympics in 2028. The eligibility will be determined by a once-in-a-lifetime
gender test, which would prevent transgender women and those with differences
in sexual development (DSD) who have gone through male puberty from competing. The
IOC believes that the gene test using saliva, a cheek swab, or a blood sample
is the most accurate and least intrusive method available today. Critics argue that
such gender testing not only violates privacy and human rights but also is flawed
and inconclusive. At least, the IOC’s decision has come before a potential
executive order by the president of the next Olympic host country.
Read the article and learn about the latest announcement by the world’s
Olympic body.
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