International Olympic Committee bans transgender women from competing in women's events

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🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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The International Olympic Committee has announced that transgender women will be banned from competing in women’s events at the Olympic Games, under new rules coming into force from 2028. Also, ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was abducted early this year in a US military raid, is in court today. And, a look at financial scams targeting women in Yemen. Also, the UN votes to name the trans-Atlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity.” Plus, composer and trumpet player John Vanore releases a new composition inspired by the ancient statues on Easter Island.

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0:50.3	Also today, the IOC announces it's banning transgender women from women's sports in the Olympics.
0:56.3	The scientific evidence is very clear. Male chromosomes give performance advantages in sports that
1:02.4	rely on strength, power, or endurance. Trans advocates say it's an attempt to marginalize a whole community.
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1:13.4	Could be physiological, but also depends just as much on your training, on your diet, on nutrition.
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