Semenya, the IOC, and the Return of Sex Testing: A Flashpoint Moment for Women’s Sport

Caster Semenya has criticised the IOC’s move toward reintroducing sex testing, calling it degrading and harmful to women athletes. With new IOC president Kirsty Coventry confirming testing will return, the debate is shifting from abstract policy to immediate consequences for eligibility, privacy, and trust in women’s sport.