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2024-08-11 01:29:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 09992700C357D2A1DFF6FED8F7D3FD0D64D9CE23731DFDAE8EEDF15ACA5F2356
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Original Note:
The note saying gender/sex tests in sports were introduced in the 1950s is incorrect. The first policy on gender/sex examinations/tests for women was passed in 1936 by the International Amateur Athletic Federation, now World Athletic, the governing body of track and field https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/sex-testing-in-the-olympics-and-other-elite-sports-is-based-on-flawed/
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