France slams return of Olympic gender testing as 'a step backwards'

Mar 28, 2026 - 02:00
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France slams return of Olympic gender testing as 'a step backwards'
The International Olympic Committee's decision to reintroduce gender testing for the first time since 1999 is a "step backwards", French Sports Minister Marina Ferrari said on Friday. She said that genetic testing would unfairly rule out many athletes with differences in sexual development – previously known as intersex athletes.