Olympics sex testing will not produce conclusive results
From The Science Show - Separate stories podcast by ABC Australia
May 22, 2026 · 10 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the limitations of the IOC's gene test for sex verification in athletes due to rare genetic variations.
Rare variations exist making an IOC gene test for sex imperfect.
Topics covered
- Olympics
- sex testing
- gene test
- rare variations
- sports science
Keywords
- Olympics
- sex testing
- gene test
- IOC
- athletes
- genetic variations
- sports science
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: IOC
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