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2024-08-24 01:51:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 57C1D53529F11CA0823E6076B78B513562CDA38F00BA83BA8C0CAA9884DA13BE
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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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