Human rights experts raise concerns over IOC gender eligibility ruling

The International Olympic Committee has announced that transgender women will be banned from competing as females from the 2028 Games - (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

A collection of over 100 human rights groups have raised concerns over the ethics and “fairness” of the International Olympics Committee’s decision to use mandatory genetic sex testing to determine eligibility for future women’s events.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry announced on Thursday that eligibility for the women’s category at future Olympic events will be determined by a one-time gene-screening test, starting from the Los Angeles 2028 Games.