Overview

• Kirsty Coventry became IOC president on June 23 and immediately formed a specialist working group to refine gender eligibility standards in women’s Olympic competitions.
• The panel will consult scientific researchers and international federations, drawing on World Athletics’ policy that bars athletes who have undergone male puberty from competing in women’s events.
• Coventry has confirmed there will be no retrospective medal actions and that Imane Khelif will retain her Paris 2024 boxing gold despite past eligibility disputes.
• Draft guidelines are expected to include bans on transgender women and athletes with differences of sexual development in female categories, though final policy details are still under consideration.
• Imane Khelif posted a defiant Winston Churchill quote on Instagram, signaling her resolve as her future participation awaits the IOC’s forthcoming regulations.