alt Hacker NewsThe IOC policy is specifically that athletes need to test negative for the SRY gene to be eligible to compete in the female category. Imane Khelif won gold in the 2024 Summer Olympics women's boxing event, and has since admitted to having the SRY gene. So it isn't a non-issue.
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rideontime • today at 8:21 PM
So it's the headline that's inaccurate. It should read "bars women with the SRY gene" rather than "transgender."
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The page you link to doesn’t say that. “As of February 2026, Khelif had not described herself as intersex or as having a DSD.”