expert reaction to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcing new Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport
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Scientists comment on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcing a new policy on the female category in Olympic sport.
Prof Alun Williams, Professor of Sport and Exercise Genomics, Manchester Metropolitan University, said:
“There’s appropriate concern about fairness and safety in women’s sport, but genetic testing of all competitors isn’t the right approach.
“If the concern is about transgender women athletes, genetic tests aren’t needed. A combination of paperwork including sex...