Prof Alun Williams

Entirely foreseeable. Cost was a problem in the 90s when this was tried then abandoned:
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If regulations are followed to the letter this is just the start: 1000s of amateurs including young teenagers will be tested. Who'll pay?

expert reaction to study looking at physical fitness of transgender and cisgender women
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Integrity is needed in the regulation of transgender athletes and athletes with sex variations The concept of integrity has recently become a core pillar of sports governance. With roots in anti-doping regulation, integrity agendas have expanded to include athlete welfare (safeguarding), the pr...

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French women's boxing team barred from world championships after late gender tests The team had traveled to the United Kingdom to undergo genetic sex tests that are banned in France but newly mandatory under the championships' regulations. Assured the tests would arrive on time, the French team slammed World Boxing's decision to reject them after the deadline passed.

French women's boxing team barred from world championships after late gender tests

World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990 World Athletics says its genetic test for women ensures ‘the integrity of women’s sport’ – but science does not support this overly simplistic idea.

WORLD ATHLETICS’ MANDATORY GENETIC TEST FOR WOMEN ATHLETES IS MISGUIDED. I SHOULD KNOW – I DISCOVERED THE RELEVANT GENE IN 1990
By Professor Andrew Sinclair, Deputy Director of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Reposting in light of @worldathletics.org re-introducing genetic testing of young women/girls. Transgender athlete eligibility can be regulated without genetic testing. Mass genetic testing, and follow up clinical examination for some, is not justified, ethical, or viable.

Human rights court rules Olympic champion runner Semenya did not get fair hearing in Switzerland Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules.

BREAKING: Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya wins a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules.

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Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting: What does science tell us about boxing’s gender row in Olympics? Research is shedding light on different chromosomal make-ups and what advantages they may bring to sport.

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The International Olympic Committee framework on fairness, inclusion and nondiscrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations does not protect fairness for female athletes The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently published a framework on fairness, inclusion, and nondiscrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations. Although we appreciate the I...

The International Olympic Committee framework on fairness, inclusion and nondiscrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations does not protect fairness for female athletes 2024 - Scand J Medicine & Science in Sports - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Making competent decisions in sport and exercise science and sports medicine: Preliminary practical guidelines on sex and gender

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Fair and Safe Eligibility Criteria for Women's Sport: The Proposed Testing Regime Is Not Justified, Ethical, or Viable Click on the article title to read more.

Fair and Safe Eligibility Criteria for Women's Sport: The Proposed Testing Regime Is Not Justified, Ethical, or Viable - Williams - 2024 - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Variants within the MMP3 and COL5A1 genes associate with soft tissue injury history in elite male rugby athletes To investigate associations between genetic variants within COLGALT1, COL1A1, COL3A1, COL5A1, KDR, MIR608, MMP3, NID1, TIMP2 and VEGFA and injury history in elite male rugby athletes.

Variants within the MMP3 and COL5A1 genes associate with soft tissue injury history in elite male rugby athletes - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport www.jsams.org/article/S144...

Eligibility of Athletes With a Difference in Sex Development in Elite Sport: Opinions of National, Elite and World Class Athletes There have been limited studies allowing key stakeholders the opportunity to voice their opinions on DSD athlete participation in elite sport. The purpose of this study was to survey athletes eligibl....

Eligibility of Athletes With a Difference in Sex Development in Elite Sport: Opinions of National, Elite and World Class Athletes - Fife - 2025 - European Journal of Sport Science - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The perspective of current and retired world class, elite and national athletes on the inclusion and eligibility of transgender athletes in elite sport There has been limited empirical study allowing athletes to voice their opinions on transgender participation in elite sport. This study surveyed 175 national, elite and world class athletes eligib...

Full article: The perspective of current and retired world class, elite and national athletes on the inclusion and eligibility of transgender athletes in elite sport www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....