{"id":1026894,"date":"2021-11-18T09:44:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T14:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1026894"},"modified":"2021-11-18T09:44:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T14:44:22","slug":"ioc-announces-new-framework-for-determining-eligibility-for-transgender-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ioc-announces-new-framework-for-determining-eligibility-for-transgender-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"IOC Announces New Framework For Determining Eligibility For Transgender Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fioc-announces-new-framework-for-determining-eligibility-for-transgender-athletes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1026894&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The International Olympic Committee made a momentous announcement on Tuesday, saying that they are moving away from their testosterone testing approach, and allowing each sports governing body \u201cto determine how an athlete may be at a disproportionate advantage against their peers, taking into consideration the nature of each sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have not found the solution to this big question which is out there,\u201d IOC spokesman Christian Klaue <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics-transgender-athlete-rules-ioc-policy-framework-194620455.html\">said<\/a>. \u201cBut what we have tried to do is outline a process which helps international federations to set eligibility criteria and to find solutions. And we will continue helping them doing that work. But clearly, this is a topic that will be with us for a long time. \u2026 It\u2019s a long-term project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The previous ruling&nbsp; \u2014 which has been in place since 2015 \u2014 required transgender women to meet a testosterone level below 10 nmoI\/L for at least 12 months prior to competition in order to participate. Now, the IOC has laid out a 10-part framework for each individual sport to adhere to when determining the eligibility of an athlete.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAthletes should never be pressured by an International Federation, sports organization, or any other party (either by way of the eligibility criteria or otherwise) to undergo medically unnecessary procedures or treatment to meet eligibility criteria,\u201d the committee <a href=\"https:\/\/stillmed.olympics.com\/media\/Documents\/News\/2021\/11\/IOC-Framework-Fairness-Inclusion-Non-discrimination-2021.pdf?_ga=2.195521836.1048075235.1637092563-834742310.1637092563\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProvided they meet eligibility criteria that are consistent with principle 4, athletes should be allowed to compete in the category that best aligns with their self-determined gender identity,\u201d the committee continued. \u201cCriteria to determine disproportionate competitive advantage may, at times, require testing of an athlete\u2019s performance and physical capacity. However, no athlete should be subject to targeted testing because of, or aimed at determining, their sex, gender identity and\/or sex variations.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The IOC also stated that there should be \u201cno presumption of advantage\u201d when evaluating whether a trangender woman can compete.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo athlete should be precluded from competing or excluded from competition on the exclusive ground of an unverified, alleged or perceived unfair competitive advantage due to their sex variations, physical appearance and\/or trangender status,\u201d the committee said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil evidence (per principle 6) determines otherwise, athletes should not be deemed to have an unfair or disproportionate competitive advantage due to their sex variations, physical appearance and\/or transgender status,\u201d the IOC added.<\/p>\n<p>While the IOC is going away from their previous methods, they do appear to allow for the testing of testosterone levels by individual governing bodies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedical information about an athlete, including testosterone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Olympic Committee made a momentous announcement on Tuesday, saying that they are moving away from their testosterone testing approach, and allowing each sports governing body \u201cto determine how an athlete may be at a disproportionate advantage against their peers, taking into consideration the nature of each sport.\u201d\u201cWe have not found the solution to this big question which is out there,\u201d IOC spokesman Christian Klaue said. \u201cBut what we have tried to do is outline a process which helps international federations to set eligibility criteria and to find solutions. And we will continue helping them doing that work. But clearly, this is a topic that will be with us for a long time. \u2026 It\u2019s a long-term project.\u201dThe previous ruling\u00a0 \u2014 which has been in place since 2015 \u2014 required transgender women to meet a testosterone level below 10 nmoI\/L for at least 12 months prior to competition in order to participate. Now, the IOC has laid out a 10-part framework for each individual sport to adhere to when determining the eligibility of an athlete.\u00a0\u201cAthletes should never be pressured by an International Federation, sports organization, or any other party (either by way of the eligibility criteria or otherwise) to undergo medically unnecessary procedures or treatment to meet eligibility criteria,\u201d the committee said.\u201cProvided they meet eligibility criteria that are consistent with principle 4, athletes should be allowed to compete in the category that best aligns with their self-determined gender identity,\u201d the committee continued. \u201cCriteria to determine disproportionate competitive advantage may, at times, require testing of an athlete\u2019s performance and physical capacity. However, no athlete should be subject to targeted testing because of, or aimed at determining, their sex, gender identity and\/or sex variations.\u201d\u00a0The IOC also stated that there should be \u201cno presumption of advantage\u201d when evaluating whether a trangender woman can compete.\u00a0\u201cNo athlete should be precluded from competing or excluded from competition on the exclusive ground of an unverified, alleged or perceived unfair competitive advantage due to their sex variations, physical appearance and\/or trangender status,\u201d the committee said.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cUntil evidence (per principle 6) determines otherwise, athletes should not be deemed to have an unfair or disproportionate competitive advantage due to their sex variations, physical appearance and\/or transgender status,\u201d the IOC added.While the IOC is going away from their previous methods, they do appear to allow for the testing of testosterone levels by individual governing bodies.\u00a0\u201cMedical information about an athlete, including testosterone levels, that is collected in the context of anti-doping or otherwise, must be handled in compliance with applicable privacy laws and should be used only for purposes disclosed to the athletes at the time such information is collected,\u201d the committee stated.\u00a0The Summer Olympics in Tokyo saw the first transgender athletes compete, including Quinn, a Candian soccer player.\u00a0\u201cFar too often, sport policy does not reflect the lived experience of marginalized athletes, and that\u2019s especially true when it comes to transgender athletes and athletes with sex variations,\u201d Quinn said in a statement. \u201cThis new IOC framework is groundbreaking in the way that it reflects what we know to be true \u2014 that athletes like me and my peers participate in sports without any inherent advantage, and that our humanity deserves to be respected.\u201d\u00a0As reported by The Daily Wire, an October U.K. report \u201cconcluded that male-to-female transgender athletes do, in fact, have a competitive advantage against biologically female athletes and that it is impossible to guarantee both safety and fairness if male-to-female transgender athletes are allowed to compete in women\u2019s events.\u201d\u201cThe report, released by the United Kingdom\u2019s Sports Councils Equality Group, which includes representatives from sporting organizations across the U.K., took 18 months to compile information through hundreds of interviews with dozens of people and organizations,\u201d The Daily Wire added. \u201cThe group found that \u2018Transgender athletes have an unfair advantage in female sports\u2019 and that that advantage remains even when \u2018testosterone levels have been reduced,\u2019 according to the Daily Mail.\u201dJoe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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