World Athletics Mandates SRY Gene Test for Female Athletes

World Athletics is making sure female athletes are competing fairly.

They're requiring a simple test, like a cheek swab, called the SRY test.

This test checks for a Y chromosome, which usually means someone is biologically male.

If an athlete doesn't have this chromosome, they can compete in women's events at the highest level.

If they do, they can still compete in some women's events, just not the most important ones, or they can compete in other categories.

The goal is to keep things fair and give all women a fair chance to compete.

This measure hopes to reduce advantages others might have.