‘SRY gene screening’: International Olympic Committee adopts new policy on males in women’s sports

The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday that it would restrict women’s sports to biological females, as determined by a genetic test.

The policy will go into effect for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games onwards.

The IOC adopted as the standard a test for the gene associated with the sex-determining region Y protein, also known as SRY. The SRY gene is responsible for the initiation of male sex determination.

“Eligibility for the female category is to be determined...