Now it has become mandatory for women players to have a gender test once in their lives. For this, the World Athletics Council applied the SRY Gene Test on Wednesday.
The player who does not pass this exam will not be able to participate in world ranking competitions. The law has been created in the past years to prevent players who have changed their gender and entered the competition as a woman.
These rules will be implemented from September 1, 2025. Women players will not be able to participate in the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13 without passing the exam.
According to World Athletics, this test will have to be done only once in life. This test will be performed from the cheek by a swab or blood sample, which will identify the player's gender.
2 disputes related to Gender Test
In 2018, South African female player Castor Semenia was banned by IAAF from failing to the Gender Test.
Before the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Indian woman player Dutti Chand was banned by the Athletics Federation from failing to the Gender Test.
World Athletics President Sebastian Co said-
Our goal is to protect the pride and justice of women sports. We believe that if a woman comes in sports, she should believe that there is no biological barrier. Confirming a biological gender is an important step. We clearly say that you should be biologically female to compete in the women's series. It has always been clear that the gender identity may not be above the biological gender.
There was a dispute at the Paris Olympics, accusing Algerian Boxer of being male
A year ago, during the Paris Olympics, there was a gender dispute in the boxing. Algerian boxer Iman Khalif was then accused of being a man. His opponent quit the match by saying that she was put in front of men.
Understand 10 questions and answers SRY Gene Test …
1. How often do you have to do a SRY test in life?
Only once. If there is no chromosome, the athlete will be able to participate in all world ranking competitions in the women's category.
2. How long does the test result take?
It can take 1 to 2 weeks after sampling.
3. Who will test?
The National Federation of each country will test its athletes for the World Championship 2025. For Indian athletes, the Indian Athletics Association will perform this test. In this, World Athletics will provide assistance up to US $ 100 per test.
4. How accurate sry test?
This test is very accurate and scientifically reliable, especially when proper laboratory technology is used.
5. Can athletes compete during the test?
No The qualification to participate in the women's series will have to be completed by September 1, 2025.
6. How will confidentiality be scheduled?
The results of the test will be kept only by the athlete. Only the World Athletics Medical Manager can see it on the encrypted platform with the permission of the athlete.
7. What if athlete disagrees with the result of the test?
He may ask the tester for re -testing or appeal to the arbitration court for sports.
8. Does this test meet human rights standards Is?
World Athletics has applied this test after widespread consultation to maintain righteousness and inclusion for women.
9. What if the SRY test comes positive?
This may mean that the athlete is a transgender person with XY chromosomes or has a DSD position. More tests will be done to confirm. Only people with CAIS status can be allowed to participate in the women's series.
10. What if a sportsman does not give a SRY test?
They will not be able to participate in world ranking competitions, but they will be able to compete in non-rankings or other series.
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