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The new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, dealt with the topic of transient athletes competing in women’s sports at his first official news conference since the acquisition Thursday, and said there is “overwhelming support” by IOC members to protect the female category.
“We understand that there will be differences depending on the sport … but it was very clear from the members that we first have to protect the female category, first and foremost to ensure justice,” Coventry said.
“But we have to do so with a scientific approach and inclusion of the international federations that have already done a lot of work in this area.”
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Kirsty Coventry laughs during a press conference after she was elected as the new IOC president at the International Olympic Committee’s 144. Session in Costa Navarino, Western Greece, Thursday 20 March 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
The new president added that there is “unanimous” support to come to an agreement on how to change the policy, and suggested that the IOC may be able to draw inspiration from the world’s athletics policy that restricts biological men from competing in women’s sports if these men have gone through male puberty.
“It was very clear of the membership that the discussion about this must be done with medical and scientific research at the core, so we look at the facts and nuances and inclusion of the international federations that have done so much of this work … to have a seat at the table and share with us because every sport is different,” she said.
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Kirsty Coventry responds after she was announced as the new IOC president of the International Olympic Committee 144. Session in Costa Navarino, Western Greece, Thursday 20 March 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
“But it was quite unanimously felt that the IOC should take a leading role in bringing everyone together to try to find a broad consensus.”
However, Coventry also said that any changes would probably not result in retroactive effect in changing the results of previous competitions containing athletes with gender eligibility issues. The Paris Olympics in 2024 contained two boxers who won gold in women’s competition, despite previously failed sex-eligible tests for international competitions.
“We won’t do anything retrospective. We look forward to. From the members [it] Was ‘what do we learn from the past and how should we take advantage of it and move it forward for the future?’ “Said Coventry.
Last year Fn Published study results say that almost 900 biological females have come under the podium because they have been beaten by transient athletes.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry speaks during the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential delivery ceremony at Olympic House on June 23, 2025 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Kirsty Coventry will succeed the ninth IOC president, Thomas Bach. Coventry was elected in March 2025 and is the first female president of the IOC story. (Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)
The study entitled “Violence against Women and Girls In Sports” said that more than 600 athletes are not medal in more than 400 competitions in 29 different sports, a total of over 890 medals, according to information obtained up to 30 March.
“The replacement of the female sports category with a mixed sex category has resulted in an increasing number of female athletes losing opportunities, including medals when competing against men,” the report said.
