Posted on Jul 31, 2025
World Athletics to Require Genetic Test for Female Competition Eligibility
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World Athletics announced a new regulation on July 30 that will require athletes to undergo a one-time genetic test to be eligible to compete in the female category at its world-ranking events in racing and track and field.
World Athletics to Require Genetic Test for Female Competition Eligibility
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Well, its seems like the sporting world appears to be trying to get passed the "crazy years".
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This has been used for the Olympics since 1992, with some controversy. Athletes with an SRY gene were not permitted to participate as females, although all athletes in whom this was "detected" at the 1996 Summer Olympics were ruled false positives and were not disqualified. Specifically, eight female participants (out of a total of 3387) at these games were found to have the SRY gene. However, after further investigation of their genetic conditions, all these athletes were verified as female and allowed to compete. These athletes were found to have either partial or full androgen insensitivity, despite having an SRY gene, making them externally phenotypically female.
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