Gender verification of female athletes

2000/07/01 by Louis J. Elsas, Arne Ljungqvist, M.A. Ferguson‐Smith +9 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities #Genetics and Physical Performance #Sexual Differentiation and Disorders

paper · pdf · doi:10.1097/00125817-200007000-00008

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Discussions

• Yes: The IOC unilaterally abandoned sex-verification testing shortly after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, despite majority support for it among female Olympians, LJ Elsas et al, 2000. Gender verification [bsky, 9 points, 1 comments]