IOC announces ban of transgender women athletes from female events at Olympics

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry says the landmark decision has been taken because ‘it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the female category’. The IOC has also confirmed that all athletes wanting to compete in the female category at future Olympics will have to undergo a one-off SRY (sex determining region Y gene) screening to detect their biological sex
Transgender women athletes banned from female events at Olympics by IOC