{"id":329469,"date":"2026-03-26T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ioc-bans-transgender-women-from-female-events-at-the-olympics\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:00:04","slug":"ioc-bans-transgender-women-from-female-events-at-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ioc-bans-transgender-women-from-female-events-at-the-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"IOC bans transgender women from female events at the Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pBLih6uGfAY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"IOC bans transgender women from female events at the Olympics\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pBLih6uGfAY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Only biological female athletes, whose gender has been determined by a one-time gene-screening test, will now be eligible to take part in female category events at the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>All athletes wanting to qualify or take part in female category events from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics onwards will have to undergo an SRY gene test to determine their eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only biological female athletes, whose gender has been determined by a one-time gene-screening test, will now be eligible to take part in female category events at the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said. 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