Olympic gender test ‘a disrespect for women’, South Africa’s Semenya says
South African sprinter Caster Semenya criticizes the International Olympic Committee's reinstatement of gender verification tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, calling it 'a disrespect for women'. The new policy, which only allows 'biological females' to compete in women's events, has been met with controversy and removes a potential source of conflict between the IOC and US President Donald Trump.
The International Olympic Committee has reinstated gender verification tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. South African sprinter Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic 800-metres champion, has criticized the move. The new policy only allows 'biological females' to compete in women's events. The tests will be done through a saliva sample, cheek swab, or blood sample. Semenya has become a symbol of the struggle of hyperandrogenic athletes. The IOC's policy shift removes conflict with US President Donald Trump, who had issued an executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sport.
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