Intersex Athletes and the IOC

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Intersex Athletes and the IOC

George Dvorsky
Posted: Jan 21, 2010

http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/dvorsky20100121/

Who is the IOC to determine what is physically normal in sport? Why should the attainment of fitness peaks (natural or otherwise) be prevented or constrained? And how could they ever come to describe the perfectly 'normal' human athlete?

The New York Times is reporting that a panel of medical experts convened by the International Olympic Committee is recommending that the issue of athletes whose gender seems ambiguous be treated as a medical concern and not one of fairness in competition: