{"id":2296,"date":"2026-03-26T13:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=2296"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:56:03","slug":"transgender-women-athletes-banned-from-olympics-20260327-p5zj3u-htmlrefrssutm_mediumrssutm_sourcerss_feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=2296","title":{"rendered":"Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics under new IOC eligibility policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-03-27T00:54:24+11:00\">March 27, 2026<!-- --> \u2014 12:54am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" 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Switzerland:<\/strong> Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy which aligns with US President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order on women\u2019s sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEligibility 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,\u201d the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday, \u201cdetermined on the basis of a one\u2011time SRY gene screening.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.152%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_96%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c4547d6b85149a61392031ecd86d75a9aafc4fb1, 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No woman who transitioned from being born male competed at the 2024 Paris Summer Games.<\/p>\n<p>The eligibility policy that will apply from the LA Olympics in July 2028 \u201cprotects fairness, safety and integrity in the female category,\u201d the IOC said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>\u201cIt is not retroactive and does not apply to any grassroots or recreational sports programs,\u201d said the IOC, whose Olympic Charter states that access to play sport is a human right.<\/p>\n<p>After an executive board meeting, the International Olympic Committee published a 10-page policy document which also restricts female athletes such as two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya with medical conditions known as differences in sex development, or DSD.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 EmFFd\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 ePqZbx\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" 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