Here’s what to know about the Olympics committee’s new policy.
How will athletes be screened under the new policy?
Under the new policy, “eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females, determined on the basis of a one‑time SRY gene screening,” the Olympics wrote.
In a 10-page document outlining the policy, the IOC states that “the most accurate and least intrusive way currently available to screen for biological sex is by
screening for the SRY Gene, which is a segment of DNA that is almost always on the Y chromosome, initiates Male sex development in utero, and signals the presence of
SRY, which stands for “sex determining region Y,” is described by the IOC as “a highly accurate, non-invasive screen for biological sex,” which can be attained using saliva, cheek swabs, or blood samples.
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