nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20260407-173518-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260407s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20260407-173518-0 doi eng 342 23 Krech, Michele Author aut The IOC’s Great Leap Backwards on Genetic Sex Testing - A Policy in Search of Justification Krech, Michele Verfassungsblog 2026-04-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 26 March, the International Olympic Committee released its Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport. Now, to be eligible for the Olympic competitions, all women and girls will have to undergo a genetic test that screens for the SRY gene. This sharp policy change has been in the cards since Kirsty Coventry took the helm of the IOC last year. This post provides a first critical analysis of this U-turn on genetic sex testing, revealing its scientific, procedural, and legal shortcomings. CC BY-SA 4.0 Gender Identity IOC International Olympic Committee Kirsty Coventry Olympic SRY gene biological females biological males (DE-588)10192330-2 gnd Olympic Duval, Antoine Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/ioc-genetic-sex-testing/ raw object