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[Orangehair43 315]

Could see some issues about those under 18 being tested using tests that are illegal for all in some countries. https://news.sky.com/story/if-women-must-stop-competing-so-be-it-semenyas-rallying-cry-over-olympics-transgender-athlete-ban-13525463

[Dragon 2,069]

On 3/27/2026 at 3:36 PM, NearPup said:

Except for the British tabloid and way too many online trolls :/

Well, I know British tabloids can be obnoxious but I don't know if any of them accused her of being a DSD athlete...

[DarkAngelsFan 3]

13 hours ago, Orangehair43 said:

Could see some issues about those under 18 being tested using tests that are illegal for all in some countries. https://news.sky.com/story/if-women-must-stop-competing-so-be-it-semenyas-rallying-cry-over-olympics-transgender-athlete-ban-13525463

The thing that makes me even more suspicious is how will the "tests" be conducted... Do you need to submit blood samples? Show your genitals? Seems like a lot to mess with and be messed with. Hell, I am a large bearded dude and I am not sure I will be comfortable with any physical examination.

 

Plus it's funny- that's for all sports? Including shooting? Even, including fencing that has mixed gender tournaments in regionals/nationals?

[phelps 8,705]

1 hour ago, DarkAngelsFan said:

The thing that makes me even more suspicious is how will the "tests" be conducted... Do you need to submit blood samples? Show your genitals? Seems like a lot to mess with and be messed with. Hell, I am a large bearded dude and I am not sure I will be comfortable with any physical examination.

 

Plus it's funny- that's for all sports? Including shooting? Even, including fencing that has mixed gender tournaments in regionals/nationals?

it's a basic genetic test

have you ever watched tv series like csi? or have you ever had to take a tampon in the covid years?

it's as simple as that 

 

the ethical questions are just another level, but physically there's nothing invasive nor humiliating and not even against any religion

[DarkAngelsFan 3]

19 minutes ago, phelps said:

it's a basic genetic test

have you ever watched tv series like csi? or have you ever had to take a tampon in the covid years?

it's as simple as that 

Eh, I guess. 

19 minutes ago, phelps said:

the ethical questions are just another level, but physically there's nothing invasive nor humiliating and not even against any religion

If it's just a blood test (like the one taken to detect doing), I hace no objections. I still think the ban should be on a per-sport basis with the decision of the sport's parent organization, since gender differences matter much less in certain sport than in others.

 

Just my two cents.

[Dragon 2,069]

23 minutes ago, DarkAngelsFan said:

Eh, I guess. 

If it's just a blood test (like the one taken to detect doing), I hace no objections. I still think the ban should be on a per-sport basis with the decision of the sport's parent organization, since gender differences matter much less in certain sport than in others.

 

Just my two cents.

It's not even a blood test. They swab inside your mouth to collect DNA to test

[Orangehair43 315]

On 3/29/2026 at 9:38 AM, phelps said:

it's a basic genetic test

have you ever watched tv series like csi? or have you ever had to take a tampon in the covid years?

it's as simple as that 

 

the ethical questions are just another level, but physically there's nothing invasive nor humiliating and not even against any religion

However it is illegal in some countries which the IOC is aware of, And which could cause issues particularly for those under 18. 

[phelps 8,705]

2 hours ago, Orangehair43 said:

However it is illegal in some countries which the IOC is aware of, And which could cause issues particularly for those under 18. 

ioc operates under Swiss law

is it illegas in ?

no

so, it's as simple as it looks: no test? no professional sport (at least those sanctioned by ioc)

end.

 

being an Olympian wasn't ordered by the doctor, if you don't like the ioc rules, just don't take part in ioc sanctioned sports/events

 

[Orangehair43 315]

20 hours ago, phelps said:

ioc operates under Swiss law

is it illegas in ?

no

so, it's as simple as it looks: no test? no professional sport (at least those sanctioned by ioc)

end.

 

being an Olympian wasn't ordered by the doctor, if you don't like the ioc rules, just don't take part in ioc sanctioned sports/events

 

Except NOC’s and governing bodies have to still follow local laws. Particularly for Under 18’s there could certainly be domestic legal issues regarding associations paying for travel to other counties to circumvent a domestic ban. Child protection services don’t always act reasonable to attempts to break a domestic law. 

[Orangehair43 315]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cpwj78lxypro

‘In France - one of a number of countries where genetic testing is illegal without a medical prescription due to privacy laws - the government has condemned the decision as "a step backwards".

"It defines the female sex without taking into account the biological specificities of intersex individuals, whose sexual characteristics present natural variations, leading to a reductive and potentially stigmatising approach," ⁠claimed French Sports Minister Marina Ferrari.”

 

‘A group of legal experts in human rights and sports have since expressed, external"urgent concern" about what they called "the regressive move toward genetic testing as a precondition of participation in women's sport" which they say "violate domestic and international laws that protect human rights and regulate the use of genetic testing and genetic information". 

The group has called on athletes "to challenge the national or regional implementation of mandatory genetic sex testing, demanded by the IOC or international federations, before domestic courts, by invoking national or regional laws protecting human rights, prohibiting anti-discrimination, and regulating the use of genetic testing and genetic data".’

 

Domestic laws are more challenging for the IOC to deal with than CAS. Things could get complicated for a bit.