Moi?
Posted on 03/27/2026 7:40:54 AM PDT by Cronos
The International Olympic Committee has banned transgender women and DSD athletes from the female category of events at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and future Games.
Kirsty Coventry, the president of the IOC, said the landmark decision had been taken because “it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the female category”.
The IOC has also confirmed that all athletes wanting to compete in the female category at future Olympics will have to undergo a one-off SRY (sex determining region Y gene) screening to detect their biological sex. Usually that is done via an unintrusive cheek-swab or saliva test.
Coventry said the decision was based on science and would protect the fairness and safety of women’s sport. “As a former athlete, I passionately believe in the rights of all Olympians to take part in fair competition,” she said.
“The policy that we have announced is based on science and has been led by medical experts. At the Olympic Games, even the smallest margins can be the difference between victory and defeat. So, it is absolutely clear that it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the female category. In addition, in some sports it would simply not be safe.
...In a 10-page document outlining its new policy, the IOC makes it clear transgender women, who have transitioned from male to female, and athletes with a DSD retain the advantages of going through male puberty.
“There is a 10-12% male performance advantage in most running and swimming events,” it says. “There is a 20+ per cent male performance advantage in most throwing and jumping events. And the male performance advantage can be greater than 100 per cent in events that involve explosive power, eg in collision, lifting and punching sports.”
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Men banned from participating in female sports? Sanity is definitely coming back.
As I asked on another thread, it is VERY interesting that you don’t see transgender men (women who believe they are men) participating in male sports. No transgender men in male boxing, MMA, 100m dash, marathon, swimming, etc.
I wonder why!?
Moi?
“... transgender women and DSD”
If you name something you get to define it.
Only over a 100?
Why not try a million?
“DSD most commonly refers to
Disorders of Sex Development (or Differences of Sex Development), a group of congenital conditions where chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical sex development is atypical. These conditions involve variations in reproductive anatomy or chromosomes, sometimes requiring medical intervention, genetic counseling, or specialized, long-term multidisciplinary care. “
AI response
A simple cheek swab to determine chromosomes. Follow the science.
This never would’ve happened without President Trump.
Good - cuz if you’re born with a dick, you’re NEVER A CHICK!
I am waiting for a response from the mayor and city council of Los Angles. They may demand that transgender women be included.
It’s got a purty mouth
Good! But it’s a few weeks late isn’t it?
Winning for American Woman!!! It’s about time! Let the Fentanyles and the Methanists do their own Olympics.
Yes!
This genetic test is nothing new.
It was used for long time, until the WOKE people decided that it is not fair to transgender people.
So they designed this “testosterone level” test.
The Y gene test cannot be changed by any means, no sex assignment treatment can do anything with it.
It shows what we were born with.
Enzyme levels can be manipulated and so transgender’s could make it.
Great that we returned to sanity!
It is sad that biological gender sanity took so long to be recognized as the identifier of gender, as opposed to someone’s “feelings” about themself.
Olympics Bans All Balls From Women’s Sports
https://babylonbee.com/news/olympics-bans-all-balls-from-womens-sports
Short-arm inspections for everyone.
Make ‘em compete in their own category. Not men. Not women. Just “its”. And give them phony medals rather than real ones. How could they complain?
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