{"id":4601,"date":"2026-03-26T17:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/transgender-women-are-banned-from-the-2028-l-a-olympics-by-a-new-ioc-policy-los-angeles-times\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:40:55","slug":"transgender-women-are-banned-from-the-2028-l-a-olympics-by-a-new-ioc-policy-los-angeles-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/transgender-women-are-banned-from-the-2028-l-a-olympics-by-a-new-ioc-policy-los-angeles-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender women are banned from the 2028 L.A. Olympics by a new IOC policy – Los Angeles Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Transgender women athletes will be excluded from the Olympics beginning with the 2028 Los Angeles Games<\/a> after the International Olympic Committee implemented a new eligibility policy<\/a> on Thursday.
Eligibility for women\u2019s competition will be determined by a one-time, mandatory genetics test, according to the IOC. The test requires screening through saliva, a cheek swab or a blood sample.
No woman who transitioned from being born male competed at the 2024 Paris Summer Games, and it is unclear if any transgender women currently compete at an Olympic level. The new policy, however, aligns with President Trump\u2019s executive order<\/a> banning transgender athletes from participating in women\u2019s or girls\u2019 sporting events in the United States.
The eligibility policy approved by the IOC is not retroactive and does not apply to recreational sports programs.
The IOC said in a statement that it \u201cprotects fairness, safety and integrity in the female category.
\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
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Until now, individual sports federations determined whether transgender women were allowed to compete in women\u2019s categories, with the IOC providing only recommendations. Sports that placed restrictions on transgender athletes included track and field, boxing, swimming and rugby.
The IOC Executive Board <\/a>approved the new policy after 18 months of study. It mirrors the guidelines approved by the World Athletics Council<\/a> in June, determining eligibility for the female category through screening for the absence or presence of the SRY gene<\/a>.
The IOC policy leans on scientific research that considers the presence of the SRY gene fixed for life and represents evidence that an athlete has experienced male sex development. Athletes who screen negative for the SRY gene will be eligible to compete in women\u2019s sports.
SRY (which stands for sex-determining region Y gene) is found on the Y chromosome. In the cell, it binds to other DNA, leading to testis formation, according to the National Library of Medicine<\/a>. Even men who lack Y chromosomes still have a copy of the SRY region on one of their X chromosomes, which accounts for their maleness.
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Jane Thornton, the IOC medical and scientific director, last year presented to the executive board findings that transgender athletes born with male sexual markers retained physical advantages, even those that had received treatment to reduce testosterone.
Kirsty Coventry, a former gold-medal Olympics swimmer from Zimbabwe, was elected a year ago <\/a>as the first woman president of the IOC. She campaigned on the importance of protecting the women\u2019s category.
\u201cAt the Olympic Games, even the smallest margins can be the difference between victory and defeat,\u201d Coventry said Thursday in a statement. \u201cSo, it is absolutely clear that it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the female category.\u201d
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