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Nikki Hiltz Critiques IOC's New Gender Policy for Women’s Sports

3/29/2026

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Nikki Hiltz, Olympic runner who identifies as transgender nonbinary, criticized the IOC's new policy barring males from women's competitions.
The IOC announced that all athletes in women's events must undergo genetic testing to verify biological sex.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry emphasized that allowing biological males in women's sports is unsafe.

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Nikki Hiltz, Olympic runner who identifies as transgender nonbinary, criticized the IOC's new policy barring males from women's competitions.
The IOC announced that all athletes in women's events must undergo genetic testing to verify biological sex.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry emphasized that allowing biological males in women's sports is unsafe.