Olympics set to ban ALL transgender athletes and Imane Khelif ‘DSD’ competitors from female events after ‘finding scientific evidence of advantages to being born male’

Transgender athletes and athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD) will reportedly be banned from competing in women’s events at the Olympics from early next year.

a report Times This allegedly follows a science-based review by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) examining the enduring physical advantages of being born male.

Previously, Olympic sports had the power to decide on an individual basis whether transgender women could compete if they had lowered testosterone levels.

This saw the likes of athletics and swimming ban male teenage athletes, but others did not follow suit, including football.

However, this will now reportedly come under the direction of new IOC president Kirsty Coventry, who has repeatedly expressed her desire to ‘protect the women’s category’.

This means transgender athletes will be banned from all Olympic sports, potentially solving an issue that has been highly controversial in recent years.

There are reports that Imane Khelif is DSD, but it is not confirmed. These athletes will also be banned, according to the new policy, which comes after a science-based IOC review

The policy is expected to similarly cover DSD athletes. This refers to those who were raised as girls from birth but also have male chromosomes and testosterone levels similar to men.

Reports had previously suggested that boxing champion Imane Khelif has DSD, but this has not been confirmed.

The report was published by Dr. Dr., the IOC’s medical and scientific director and a former Canadian Olympic rower. It adds that Jane Thornton presented the findings of the review to members at an IOC meeting in Lausanne last week.

Thornton’s presentation was said to show that transgender athletes who receive treatment to lower testosterone levels still maintain a physical advantage over their counterparts.

A source told The Times: ‘It (the presentation) was a very scientific, matter-of-fact and unemotional presentation that laid out the evidence quite clearly.’

Details of the new policy have not yet been finalized and work needs to be done to ensure it is legally compliant, but the report adds that the new directive is expected to be shared in early 2026 once this issue is resolved.

So far the IOC’s policy has been shaped by various recommendations and guidance for sport rather than specific eligibility criteria.

Coventry, which participated in the Olympics as a Zimbabwe swimmer in June, announced its plans in this field.

IOC President Kirsty Coventry expresses desire to ‘protect women’s category’

He said: ‘We understand there will be differences depending on the sport.

‘We must strive to focus on the protection of the women category and ensure that this is done in consensus with all stakeholders.

‘But we need to do this with a scientific approach and with the participation of international federations that have already done a lot of work in this field.’

The latest policy comes after a major controversy over the Paris Olympics in the summer of 2024.

At that time, both Khelif and fellow boxer Lin Yu-Ting had won gold medals. This comes despite the pair being banned from the World Championships last year over allegations they did not meet gender eligibility criteria.

Since then, World Boxing, the IOC-recognized international boxing federation, has introduced mandatory sex testing. They confirmed that athletes who want to compete in the women’s category must take the test.