Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-10 23:34:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7CC9AE4A30F54332B751C76D2C2B1B450DFE80D147E5251D9782EDA9AD1444C5
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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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