Sex verification in sports
Sex verification in sports (also known as gender verification, gender determination, or a sex test) consists of tests conducted to determine an athlete's eligibility for sporting events that are restricted to women or for mixed-sex competitions with specific gender requirements. Practice has varied tremendously over time, across borders and by competitive level. Issues have arisen multiple times in the Olympic games and other high-profile sporting competitions, for example allegations that certain male athletes attempted to compete as women or that certain female athletes had intersex conditions perceived to give unfair advantage. The topic of sex verification is related to the more recent question of how to treat transgender people in sports. Sex verification is not typically conducted on athletes competing in the male category because there is generally no perceived competitive advantage for a female or intersex athlete to compete in male categories. Sex verification in sports began in...
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