by Female athletes who wish to participate in the international female event scene will be required to undergo a unique genetic test, the World Athletics Council announced.
The new changes come into force on September 1, just in time for the world athletics championships in Tokyo which begin on September 13.
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The Sry gene test, which is located on the Y chromosome and determines male sex in humans and other mammals, can be used to determine biological sex.
Female athletes can pass the unique test carried out via a cheeky tamp or a blood test, the most practical.
“The philosophy that we are dear in world athletics is the protection and promotion of the integrity of female sport. It is really important in a sport that definitively tries to attract more women than they enter a sport believing that there is no biological glass ceiling. The test to confirm biological sex is a very important step to ensure that it is,” said the president of the world of athletics, Sebastian important.
In 2023, World Athletics prohibited transgender athletes who had transferred men to women and crossed male puberty, and he previously announced earlier this year that changes were coming to determine biological sex among athletes in competition.
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The organization said that to move forward, it would not judge or question gender identity, would not respect and do not preserve the dignity and private life of individuals, and “has never imposed any obligation to undergo surgery”.
In the United States, President Donald Trump published a decree last week, entitled “preventing female sports men”, with the American Olympic and paralympic committee, saying to the federations under its competence that they had an “obligation to comply” to order.
This article originally appeared on USA Today: female athletes will undergo genetic tests for competition
