World Athletics on Tuesday approved cheek-SWAB tests on Tuesday to verify that there is an athlete woman, the president of the Sabstian Coa, the organization, the president, the organization, on Tuesday, to verify it.
Coa said that pre-clearance testing will be for athletes who want to compete in the women’s category. He called this process “very straightfety” and an issue that was “important” for him. He said that the tests are not aggressive and were ready for any criticism that could come in his way.
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Sebastians speak during a press conference on January 30, 2025 in Lausen, Switzerland, during a press conference after a presentation to his fellow IOC members. (Fabris Cofteri/Pool Photo through AP)
During the availability of media, he said, “None of these is aggressive. They are necessary, and they will be fully done for international medical standards.” “I do not close this path to protect the women’s category in the game in 2016, 2017, if I would have done anything other than preparing the challenge to take the head.
“We (differences of sexual development) have gone to the court of mediation for sports on DSD rules. They have been retained, and again retained after the appeal. We will protect the women’s category and we will do whatever we need to do. And we are not talking about it.”
Koa emphasized the importance of women keeping women playing women.
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“It is important to do this because it maintains everything that we are talking about and especially recently, not only about the integrity of women, women, but really guaranteeing it and we feel that we feel that it is a very important way to provide confidence and keep full attention to the integrity of the competition,” he said.
Officials said in February that as per the test, the test is looking for SRY gene. sky NewsThe specific gene “provides instructions to create a protein called the sex-dermatoring field Y protein. This protein is involved in male-specific gender development, usually follows a certain pattern based on a person’s chromosomes, according to the Madeline Plus.
If necessary, the test is probably taken through the cheek swab with a dried blood sample.
Koa, who was running to become the head of the International Olympic Committee, said the Olympics in November required a clear policy to protect women’s games.
The Sebastian Coa comes into the mixed area during a break of the 144th season, which will elect a new IOC president in Costa Navarino, Western Greece on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanasis Stavarakis)
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