International Olympic Committee urged to drop reported gender test plans for female athletes

Mar 17, 2026 - 21:00
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International Olympic Committee urged to drop reported gender test plans for female athletes
Olympic rings are seen outside the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 19, 2024.

More than 80 human rights and sport advocacy groups have called on the ‌International Olympic Committee to abandon reported plans to introduce universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a blanket ban on transgender and intersex competitors.