Amid an anti-trans wave, World Athletics considers genetic test for athletes competing in the female category
The body chaired by Sebastian Coe unifies the criteria to completely exclude transsexual athletes and women with XY chromosomes and differences in sexual development from competitions
Only women whose biological sex is female and those whose biological sex is male (with XY chromosomes), but who are completely insensitive to the androgenic effects of testosterone (that is, with a female phenotype and even if there is the presence of male gonads), will be able to participate in elite competitions in the female category if World Athletics succeeds in approving, as planned, a new rule next March. To determine their eligibility, and obtain their visa, all athletes considered to be at an elite level — the best in the world, those who qualify for the Olympic Games, World Championships, continental championships or the Diamond League — must undergo a genetic test of saliva or dried blood to determine the presence of the SRY gene, associated with the Y chromosome, which marks the male biological sex, their testosterone levels and whether their body is sensitive to the androgenic and anabolic effects of the hormone of masculinity.
