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The IOC announced on March 26, 2026, that eligibility for female category events at the Olympic Games will be limited to biological females, determined by a one-time SRY gene screening via saliva, cheek swab or blood sample, effective from the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

The IOC announced on March 26, 2026, that eligibility for female category events at the Olympic Games will be limited to biological females, determined by a one-time SRY gene screening via saliva, cheek swab or blood sample, effective from the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

IOC President Kirsty Coventry, the first woman to lead the organization in its 132-year history, initiated a review of "protecting the female category" shortly after taking office in June 2025, replacing years of fragmented regulation that left individual sports federations to draft their own rules.

IOC President Kirsty Coventry, the first woman to lead the organization in its 132-year history, initiated a review of "protecting the female category" shortly after taking office in June 2025, replacing years of fragmented regulation that left individual sports federations to draft their own rules.

The IOC's working group found that male sex provides a performance advantage of 10-12% in most running and swimming events, at least 20% in throwing and jumping events, and over 100% in explosive power events such as punching sports.

The IOC's working group found that male sex provides a performance advantage of 10-12% in most running and swimming events, at least 20% in throwing and jumping events, and over 100% in explosive power events such as punching sports.

The policy also restricts athletes with differences in sex development, or DSD, including two-time Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya, who said in a statement: "Reintroducing genetic screening is not progress — it is walking backward."

The policy also restricts athletes with differences in sex development, or DSD, including two-time Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya, who said in a statement: "Reintroducing genetic screening is not progress — it is walking backward."

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard became the first openly transgender athlete to compete in a different gender category at the Olympics when she took part in the Tokyo 2021 Games. No transgender woman competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard became the first openly transgender athlete to compete in a different gender category at the Olympics when she took part in the Tokyo 2021 Games. No transgender woman competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The IOC's new policy aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," signed in February 2025. A 2024 study funded in part by the IOC cautioned against bans, and the IOC has not publicly identified the members of the working group that created the policy.

The IOC's new policy aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," signed in February 2025. A 2024 study funded in part by the IOC cautioned against bans, and the IOC has not publicly identified the members of the working group that created the policy.

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