Olympic Committee Drops Hammer On Transgenders

The International Olympic Committee is reportedly ready to drop the hammer on transgender participation in women’s sports, moving to ban transgenders from competing against biological females in future Olympic events.

According to The Times of London, the IOC’s upcoming policy overhaul will also include athletes with “differences of sex development” (DSD) — individuals born with male traits but raised female — in an effort to “protect” the women’s category from unfair physical advantages.

The IOC’s current rules punted responsibility to individual sports federations, allowing each to decide its own stance on transgender inclusion. But with a leadership shake-up and growing backlash to controversial women’s competitions, the Olympic body is poised to take a firmer line.

IOC President Kirsty Coventry previewed the shift earlier this year, saying there was “overwhelming support” among members to defend women’s sports.

“We understand that there’ll be differences depending on the sport … but it was very clear from the members that we have to protect the female category, first and foremost to ensure fairness,” Coventry said in June. “But we need to do that with a scientific approach and the inclusion of the international federations who have already done a lot of work in this area.”

The policy is expected to be finalized at the IOC’s February session ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games. The change follows a presentation by IOC medical and science chief Dr. Jane Thornton, who reportedly cited clear physical advantages retained by males — even after testosterone suppression treatments. A source described the presentation as “very scientific” and emotion-free.

An IOC spokesperson told Fox News Digital that “no decisions have been taken yet” and that “further information will be provided in due course.”

The debate has intensified after a pair of Olympic boxing scandals involving Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting, both of whom won gold in the women’s division despite past failed gender tests. Khelif has insisted she’s female, while Lin has remained silent.

In response, World Boxing has imposed mandatory sex testing for all athletes, meaning Khelif won’t step back into the ring unless she passes.

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