Caster Semenya Slams IOC's Reinstated Gender Tests as 'Disrespect for Women'

• Caster Semenya, two-time Olympic 800m champion, called the IOC's decision to reinstate gender verification tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games "a disrespect for women."
• Semenya expressed disappointment that the measure was introduced under the leadership of new IOC president Kirsty Coventry, especially given her African background.
• The IOC previously used chromosomal sex testing from 1968 to 1996 but abandoned it in 1999 due to scientific questioning and athlete commission pressure.
• The new IOC mandate restricts eligibility for female-category events to "biological females," determined by a mandatory genetic test once in an athlete's career, starting from the LA Olympics in July 2028.
• Semenya has been a symbol of the struggle for hyperandrogenic athletes, refusing to medically reduce her naturally high testosterone levels, arguing the regulations are discriminatory.