Semenya decries IOC's revived sex verification for 2028 Games as disrespect to women
Caster Semenya criticized the IOC's decision to reinstate sex verification tests for the 2028 Olympics, calling it disrespectful to women and highlighting potential harms to athletes from Africa and the global South. The IOC will use a one-time SRY gene test to determine female eligibility (via saliva, cheek swab, or blood), effectively excluding many transgender and intersex athletes and reviving chromosomal testing used from 1968 to 1996.