Tommy R Lundberg, Ross Tucker, Kerry McGawley, Alun G Williams, Grégoire P Millet, Øyvind Sandbakk, Glyn Howatson, Gregory A Brown, Lara A Carlson, Sarah Chantler, Mark A Chen, Shane M Heffernan, Neil Heron, Christopher Kirk, Marie H Murphy, Noel Pollock, Jamie Pringle, Andrew Richardson, Jordan Santos-Concejero, Georgina K Stebbings, Ask Vest Christiansen, Stuart M Phillips, Cathy Devine, Carwyn Jones, Jon Pike, Emma N Hilton
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 IOC's recognition of the role of sports science and medicine in policy development, we disagree with the assertion that the IOC framework is consistent with existing scientific and medical evidence and question its recommendations for implementation. Testosterone exposure during male development results in physical differences between male and female bodies; this process underpins male athletic advantage in muscle mass, strength and power, and endurance and aerobic capacity...
March 2024: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports