The International Olympic Committee announces that participation in women's events will be limited to athletes classified as female based on biological criteria, with eligibility determined through a one-time genetic test starting from the 2028 Olympic Games. The policy replaces previous rules that allowed individual sports federations to set their own criteria.
The development was among the significant sport stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to AFP via ABS-CBN News on 26 March 2026.
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