Manu Joseph: Why there’s a clash over classifying an athlete as female
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Manu Joseph: Why there’s a clash over classifying an athlete as female

Live Mint  

Who is a female athlete? So there has for long been a debate around whether women who have XY chromosomes should be allowed to compete against ‘normal’ women. In any case, the IOC has tried hard to be fair to XX women, those who are widely considered ‘normal women.’ For instance, it requires XY women to have low testosterone levels or to medicate themselves to bring down those levels. Ten years ago, anecdotally, the biggest champions of transgenders, XY women, or women with differences in sex development, or simply women who didn’t look like women, were ‘normal’ XX women. In physical sports, there is already a feeling among gifted XX girls, in their formative years of athleticism, that they don’t stand a chance against women whose chromosomes differ.

Olympics Women Normal Ioc Khelif Testosterone Chromosomes Xy Women Xx Women  joseph  theres  manu  sporting  clash  chromosomes  xy  khelif  physical  xx  normal  athlete  women  female  woman  classifying  testosterone

History of this topic

Female Dem lawmaker accused of wanting to eradicate women's sports to appease trans mob
1 week ago

Female Dem lawmaker accused of wanting to eradicate women's sports to appease trans mob

Daily Mail  

A female Democrat lawmaker has been accused of trying to eradicate women-only sport in an effort to appease transgender people. Pennsylvania State Senator Lindsey Williams sensationally insisted that women should be equal to men on the sporting field, insisting there is no difference in their capabilities A female Democrat lawmaker has been accused of trying to eradicate women-only sport in …

Athletics governing body to require DNA tests for women’s sports
Trending News
1 week, 1 day ago

Athletics governing body to require DNA tests for women’s sports

Al Jazeera  

World Athletics chief say rules will uphold the integrity of women’s sport amid debate over inclusion of trans athletes. Track and field is set to become the first Olympic sport to require participants in women’s events to undergo DNA testing to prove their biological sex following a decision by World Athletics. Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, said on …

World Athletics to require chromosome testing of athletes in women’s track and field
Trending News
1 week, 1 day ago

World Athletics to require chromosome testing of athletes in women’s track and field

Associated Press  

NANJING, China — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Tuesday that the track and field’s governing body has approved the introduction of cheek swabs and dry blood-spot tests for female athletes in order to maintain “the integrity of competition.” The planned changes include reinstating a version of chromosome testing that was discontinued in the 1990s, requiring athletes who compete in …

World Athletics approves swab test to determine female gender
1 week, 1 day ago

World Athletics approves swab test to determine female gender

The Hindu  

World Athletics said on Tuesday it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is biologically female. Sebastian Coe, the head of the international track and field federation, said the decision taken by the body’s decision-making Council was a “really important” way of protecting the female category. “It’s important to do it because it …

Transgender athletes in women’s sport: What IOC president candidates said about the issue
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Transgender athletes in women’s sport: What IOC president candidates said about the issue

The Hindu  

The increasingly polarising debate over transgender athletes in women’s sport has become a key issue for candidates vying to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee. It is on the basis of this biological fact that I firmly believe we must ring-fence women’s sport, ensuring that only those who were born female can compete in women’s sport. I …

Newsom says trans athletes playing in women’s sports is ‘deeply unfair’ in split with Democrats
Top News
4 weeks ago

Newsom says trans athletes playing in women’s sports is ‘deeply unfair’ in split with Democrats

CNN  

CNN — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said transgender athletes playing in women’s sports is “an issue of fairness” in a break from most Democrats’ position on the topic. So both things I can hold in my hand.” Newsom’s comments come after President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports, delivering …

Opinion: Can we finally stop talking about trans sports?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Can we finally stop talking about trans sports?

LA Times  

President Trump and women and girls at the signing of his order barring transgender females from competing in women’s or girls’ school sports. Republicans repeatedly brought up trans women athletes during Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings, and during the Paris Olympics — despite the fact that no trans women competed there. Or why, the following year, when …

Track’s proposed eligibility, transgender rules would completely ban Semenya and others
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Track’s proposed eligibility, transgender rules would completely ban Semenya and others

Associated Press  

Track and field moved toward adopting rules that would place athletes assigned female at birth but have higher testosterone levels, like Caster Semenya, under the same set of rules as transgender athletes who were born male and transitioned to female. World Athletics, which in 2023 banned transgender athletes who had transitioned male to female and gone through male puberty, announced …

What’s behind Trump’s ban on transgender women in US women’s sports?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What’s behind Trump’s ban on transgender women in US women’s sports?

Al Jazeera  

The directive could strip federal funding from schools that allow trans women and girls to compete in women’s events. United States President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that bans transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports in schools and other educational settings. The directive, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports”, is the latest addition to …

NCAA changes policy to ban transgender women from playing women’s sports
1 month, 4 weeks ago

NCAA changes policy to ban transgender women from playing women’s sports

LA Times  

San José State players take the court for warm-ups before an NCAA women’s college volleyball match against the Air Force Academy last year. The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes on Thursday, limiting competition in women’s sports to athletes who were assigned female at birth. has about 1,100 member schools with more than 500,000 athletes, easily the largest …

England Hockey bans transgender women from female category
2 months, 3 weeks ago

England Hockey bans transgender women from female category

The Hindu  

England Hockey announced on Wednesday a new policy that will prohibit transgender women from competing in the female category from the start of next season. “Based on this evidence, we have determined that the Trans and Non-Binary Participation Policy should restrict trans participation in order to secure fair competition,” England Hockey stated. The new policy, effective from September 1, aims …

Transgender women to be banned from playing in most domestic female competitions
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Transgender women to be banned from playing in most domestic female competitions

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Transgender women barred from competing in female category of many UK domestic tennis tournaments
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Transgender women barred from competing in female category of many UK domestic tennis tournaments

The Hindu  

Transgender women non-binary individuals assigned as male at birth will be barred from competing in the female category of many domestic tennis tournaments in Britain from next month, the Lawn Tennis Association announced on Wednesday. This includes longer levers with which to reach and hit the ball and increased cardio-vascular capacity means being able to get around the court more …

Transgender women barred from competing in female category of many UK domestic tennis tournaments
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Transgender women barred from competing in female category of many UK domestic tennis tournaments

Hindustan Times  

LONDON — Transgender women non binary individuals assigned as male at birth will be barred from competing in the female category of many domestic tennis tournaments in Britain from next month, the Lawn Tennis Association announced Wednesday. HT Image The governing body of British tennis issued a new transgender and non binary policy and said it had to find a …

Gary Lineker accused of ‘shameful contempt for women’ after support for anti-Israel article
4 months, 1 week ago

Gary Lineker accused of ‘shameful contempt for women’ after support for anti-Israel article

The Telegraph  

Gary Lineker has been accused of “shameful contempt for women” after expressing support for an article attacking Israel in the Guardian newspaper. Lineker posted “This” on X alongside an article by sports writer Jonathan Liew headlined ‘Sport may be a blunt tool of social change, but it’s time to take a stand against Israel’. In response to the Guardian link …

FA not making football ‘fair or safe’ for women by inaction over transgender policy
5 months, 1 week ago

FA not making football ‘fair or safe’ for women by inaction over transgender policy

The Telegraph  

Lord Triesman, the former chairman of the Football Association, has said he is “deeply concerned” that the governing body he used to lead is “not providing women and girls with fair, safe sport” because of its policy of allowing biological males to compete in the female category. In a sharply critical letter to Debbie Hewitt and Mark Bullingham, the FA’s …

Gender inequality and sexism in sports
6 months, 1 week ago

Gender inequality and sexism in sports

Hindustan Times  

Conflict has remained at the centre-stage of international relations across various epochs of global history. Even in China, where immediately after the creation of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Zedong stated “Women hold up half the sky”, deeply rooted sexist attitudes find their way even into sports. Just the way it is in the most powerful country of the …

Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo fails to reach women’s T12 400m final
7 months ago

Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo fails to reach women’s T12 400m final

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Former British Olympian criticises decision to allow transgender athlete to compete in women's races at the Paralympics and urges governing bodies to do more to protect females
7 months, 1 week ago

Former British Olympian criticises decision to allow transgender athlete to compete in women's races at the Paralympics and urges governing bodies to do more to protect females

Daily Mail  

A former British Olympian has criticised the decision to allow transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo to participate in women's races at the Paralympics, warning that biological males competing in female events is 'unfair and unsafe'. Petrillo, a visually impaired athlete, will represent Italy in the women's T12 200m and 400m sprints in Paris, having claimed bronze at the World Para Athletics …

Visually impaired Italian sprinter, 50, set to become first-ever transgender Paralympian after being picked to run in women's races in Paris, five years after she started gender transition
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Visually impaired Italian sprinter, 50, set to become first-ever transgender Paralympian after being picked to run in women's races in Paris, five years after she started gender transition

Daily Mail  

Visually impaired Italian sprinter, Valentina Petrillo, 50, is set to become the first-ever transgender athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games and believes her participation is an 'important symbol of inclusion'. Visually impaired Italian sprinter, Valentina Petrillo, 50, is set to become the first-ever transgender athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games Petrillo, who transitioned in 2019, is due to …

As a historian of medicine, the Imane Khelif ‘scandal’ is nothing new
7 months, 3 weeks ago

As a historian of medicine, the Imane Khelif ‘scandal’ is nothing new

The Independent  

So there it is: Imane Khelif has won gold in the women’s 66kg category of the Olympic boxing. Above all, though, Khelif’s medal asks whether science can ever answer the question: who “counts” as a woman? Although sports governing bodies may no longer judge women based on appearance, controversies surrounding Imane Khelif and runner Caster Semenya show that many of …

Opinion: Have the 2024 Olympics really changed the game for women in sports?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Have the 2024 Olympics really changed the game for women in sports?

LA Times  

Gold medalist Rebeca Andrade, center, of Brazil, celebrates on the podium between silver medalist Simone Biles, left, and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles, both of the U.S., after the women’s artistic gymnastics individual floor finals at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee’s emphasis on balancing its medal opportunities and participant list by gender creates an undeniable win for female …

Daley Thompson interview: Time for IOC to stand up and defend women’s sport
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Daley Thompson interview: Time for IOC to stand up and defend women’s sport

The Telegraph  

A lesser-known fact about Daley Thompson is that he is not merely Britain’s finest ever Olympian, but a crucial figure in agitating against the injustice of biological males competing in women’s sport. Quite apart from featuring in a campaign film last year called The Inclusion Delusion, he wrote in a report by think tank Policy Exchange: “We risk alienating a …

A woman could die at Olympics if boxing gender controversy not resolved, says Sharron Davies
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A woman could die at Olympics if boxing gender controversy not resolved, says Sharron Davies

The Telegraph  

Sharron Davies raised fears of a woman Olympian being killed as she joined fairness for sport campaigners in demanding sex tests for all competitors. The former silver-medallist swimmer said the “insane” gender row engulfing boxing at these Games amounts to “genuine neglect” by the IOC. Davies and Fiona McAnena, of the group Sex Matters, appealed for sport not to get …

Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here’s how they work
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here’s how they work

Associated Press  

PARIS — Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women’s sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout. In 2019, at a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing, track’s governing body argued athletes with DSD conditions were …

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif is a woman and has always been a woman (no matter what JK Rowling says)
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif is a woman and has always been a woman (no matter what JK Rowling says)

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It seems to me, however, that …

For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trend
7 months, 4 weeks ago

For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trend

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “These comments are coming from …

Paris Olympics: I've faced off in the ring with the Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting who 'failed' gender tests. This is the TRUTH about the brutal fights that have the whole world outraged
8 months ago

Paris Olympics: I've faced off in the ring with the Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting who 'failed' gender tests. This is the TRUTH about the brutal fights that have the whole world outraged

Daily Mail  

Australian women's featherweight world champion Skye Nicolson has defended the boxers at the centre of the Olympics gender row and accused people of 'jumping on the bandwagon without knowing all the details'. The two female fighters were cleared to compete in the women's category in Paris despite being thrown out of last year's world championships after tests allegedly proved they …

'Not a man fighting a woman': IOC spokesperson issues clarification before Imane Khelif's next bout in Paris
8 months ago

'Not a man fighting a woman': IOC spokesperson issues clarification before Imane Khelif's next bout in Paris

India TV News  

Algeria's boxer Imane Khelif has found herself in the middle of a boiling controversy and the International Olympic Committee has thrown its weight behind her and is trying to shield her from the raging backlash that has taken the social media platform by storm. For the unversed, people have been raising question marks over Khelif's gender after she hammered Italy's …

Are there any transgender athletes competing at the 2024 Olympics?
8 months ago

Are there any transgender athletes competing at the 2024 Olympics?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Cycling follow …

TV commentators silent on Olympics boxing gender row
8 months ago

TV commentators silent on Olympics boxing gender row

The Telegraph  

“She’s very upset,” the commentator added. “Because it’s an emotional time for Angela Carini, who lost her father just after her bout in Tokyo.” No mention of the gender row ensued, however, despite Khelif being disqualified by the International Boxing Association last year over high testosterone levels before a gold medal bout at the women’s world championships. Taiwan’s double world …

Paris Games are being hailed as the ‘gender-equal’ Olympics. Let's take a closer look
8 months ago

Paris Games are being hailed as the ‘gender-equal’ Olympics. Let's take a closer look

NPR  

Paris Games are being hailed as the ‘gender-equal’ Olympics. These were moments meant to reflect what Olympic organizers are billing as the “gender-equal Olympics.” Sponsor Message That’s in part, the International Olympic Committee says, because this year it has achieved "full gender parity on the field of play," which it defines as having set a quota to distribute competition spots …

Two boxers are CLEARED to compete in the Olympics as women, despite being disqualified from the World Championships last year... as former athletes claim that 'gender ideology will get women KILLED'
8 months ago

Two boxers are CLEARED to compete in the Olympics as women, despite being disqualified from the World Championships last year... as former athletes claim that 'gender ideology will get women KILLED'

Daily Mail  

Two boxers who were banned from the world championships for being deemed biologically male have been cleared to compete at the Olympics as women. Northern Ireland great Barry McGuigan described the situation as 'shocking', while a former Olympian claimed that gender ideology 'will get women KILLED'. Imane Khelif of Algeria is one of two boxers that have been cleared to …

Paris Olympics 2024 controversy puts focus on ‘sexist’ women’s sports kits
8 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024 controversy puts focus on ‘sexist’ women’s sports kits

Al Jazeera  

‘Far too often, attention is paid more on how women athletes look, versus their power, grit and performance’ The official Nike kits for American women competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics have been slammed as “a costume born of patriarchal forces” by one track athlete and “treating women as second-class citizens” by a commentator on Nike’s Instagram page because of …

‘Equal at the Olympics’: Paris Games lauded for launching women’s sports into long-awaited era of equality
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Equal at the Olympics’: Paris Games lauded for launching women’s sports into long-awaited era of equality

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity. Take a look at the athlete gender breakdown
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity. Take a look at the athlete gender breakdown

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The founder of the modern Olympics and former IOC president, Pierre de Coubertin, once said women competing in the Games would be “impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic and improper.” Over a century later, the 2024 Paris Olympic Games are targeting gender parity in the same city where women made their Olympic debut in 1900. One week before the opening ceremony, …

Nikki Hiltz, transgender, nonbinary runner, qualifies for Olympics: ‘This is bigger than just me’
9 months ago

Nikki Hiltz, transgender, nonbinary runner, qualifies for Olympics: ‘This is bigger than just me’

New York Times  

The biggest race of Nikki Hiltz’s career is coming soon, but the middle-distance runner who identifies as transgender and nonbinary said that racing to a spot on the U.S. Olympic team held a special significance because it came at the end of Pride Month. Hiltz, 29, whose sex was assigned as female at birth, earned a ticket to the Paris …

Trans athletes dehumanised by term ‘biological male’, says Olympics
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Trans athletes dehumanised by term ‘biological male’, says Olympics

The Telegraph  

The International Olympic Committee has been accused by Martina Navratilova of waging a “1984 version of war on women” after asking journalists attending this summer’s Paris Games not to use terms such as “born male” or “biologically male” to describe transgender athletes. In a 33-page “Portrayal Guidelines” document, the IOC have told the 20,000-strong media contingent that “a person’s sex …

The sports where trans athletes are banned or need permission to compete
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The sports where trans athletes are banned or need permission to compete

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the …

IOC accused of new low by funding study that claims trans women are at a disadvantage
11 months, 3 weeks ago

IOC accused of new low by funding study that claims trans women are at a disadvantage

The Telegraph  

The International Olympic Committee has been accused of sinking to a new low after funding research into transgender athletes that claims they are at a physical disadvantage to biological females. ‘Unfair comparisons’ The findings produced a strong backlash from women’s sport campaigners, who described the research as unreliable and “like giving someone the answers to an exam.” Dr Ross Tucker, …

US college organisation bans transgender athletes from competing in all women’s sports
11 months, 3 weeks ago

US college organisation bans transgender athletes from competing in all women’s sports

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

NAIA bans transgender athletes from women’s sports; NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NAIA bans transgender athletes from women’s sports; NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’

The Hindu  

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. Instead, they send a message of exclusion and reinforce dangerous stereotypes that harm all women.” Last month, more than a dozen current and former college athletes filed a federal lawsuit …

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’

Associated Press  

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. The topic has become a hot-button issue among conservative groups and others who believe transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete on girls’ and women’s sports teams. Instead, they …

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports

NPR  

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports Enlarge this image toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP Charlie Riedel/AP The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women's sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. The topic has nonetheless become a hot-button issue among conservative groups and …

Collegiate sports association restricts transgender women from competing in women’s sports
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Collegiate sports association restricts transgender women from competing in women’s sports

Politico  

“With the exception of competitive cheer and competitive dance, the NAIA created separate categories for male and female participants,” the association said in its policy. As a result, the NAIA policy for transgender student-athletes applies to all sports except for competitive cheer and competitive dance, which are open to all students.” The policy has already been met with swift criticism …

NAIA largely bans transgender athletes from women’s sports in new participation policy
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NAIA largely bans transgender athletes from women’s sports in new participation policy

New York Times  

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics approved a transgender participation policy Monday that will only allow athletes to participate in NAIA- “We are unwavering in our support of fair competition for our student-athletes,” NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr said in a news release. With input from our member institutions and the Transgender Task Force, the NAIA’s Council of Presidents …

IOC wrong to say ‘no presumption of advantage’ for transgender women – study
1 year ago

IOC wrong to say ‘no presumption of advantage’ for transgender women – study

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

World Athletics’ policy limiting trans women participation is ‘here to stay,’ says president Sebastian Coe
1 year, 1 month ago

World Athletics’ policy limiting trans women participation is ‘here to stay,’ says president Sebastian Coe

CNN  

CNN — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has doubled down on his organization’s policy around transgender athletes competing in track and field, saying that the regulations are “here to stay.” Just under a year ago, World Athletics announced that it would prohibit athletes who have gone through what it called “male puberty” from participating in women’s world rankings competitions. “It …

Parkrun rules which allow runners to self-ID their gender could force women out of elite athletics, ex-marathon star Mara Yamauchi warns
1 year, 3 months ago

Parkrun rules which allow runners to self-ID their gender could force women out of elite athletics, ex-marathon star Mara Yamauchi warns

Daily Mail  

Parkrun's policy of allowing runners to self-identify their gender could force women out of elite athletics, a former British marathon star has warned. Mara Yamauchi, a two-time British Olympian runner, said the weekly 5km race was sending 'an appalling message' to women and girls by allowing transgender contestants to compete as females. Mara Yamauchi, a two-time British Olympian runner, said …

Discover Related