{"id":330087,"date":"2026-03-28T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/caster-semenya-olympics-transgender-athlete-ban-is-nonsense\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:00:19","slug":"caster-semenya-olympics-transgender-athlete-ban-is-nonsense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/caster-semenya-olympics-transgender-athlete-ban-is-nonsense\/","title":{"rendered":"Caster Semenya: Olympics transgender athlete ban is &#8216;nonsense&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/amudu26u2H8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Caster Semenya: Olympics transgender athlete ban is 'nonsense'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/amudu26u2H8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya has hit out at the decision to ban transgender women athletes from competing in female events at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The International Olympic Committee said this week competing in the games will be limited to biological females, who have undergone a one-time test for the SRY gene, which &quot;is fixed throughout life and represents highly accurate evidence that an athlete has \u200bexperienced male sex development&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation&#8217;s new policy aligns with US President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order on women&#8217;s sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.<\/p>\n<p>#olympics #trangender #trump #sportsnews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya has hit out at the decision to ban transgender women athletes from competing in female events at the Olympics. 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