{"id":329735,"date":"2026-03-27T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/transgender-athletes-barred-from-female-category-events-at-the-olympics-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:00:33","slug":"transgender-athletes-barred-from-female-category-events-at-the-olympics-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/transgender-athletes-barred-from-female-category-events-at-the-olympics-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender athletes barred from female category events at the Olympics | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3TgQ9SiUUbA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Transgender athletes barred from female category events at the Olympics | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3TgQ9SiUUbA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Only biological female athletes, whose sex 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 (IOC) said. 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