IOC Mandates SRY Gene Screening for Female Athletes
Recently, the International Olympic Committee announced mandatory SRY gene screening for women athletes to determine eligibility in female categories, aiming to ensure fairness in elite sports.
What is the SRY Gene?
- SRY = Sex-determining Region Y.
- Located on the Y chromosome.
- Triggers male biological development (testes, testosterone production).
What is the New Rule?
- Mandatory SRY gene test for women athletes in elite international sports.
- Applies to Olympics and global competitions.
- Refusal → ineligible for IOC events.
How is the Test Conducted?
- Simple saliva or cheek swab test.
- Lab analysis takes about one week.
- Usually a one-time test unless error suspected.
Why This Decision?
- To ensure fair ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Already a Member? Login here
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Science & Technology
- 1 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Project in Lakshadweep
- 2 India Establishes Pilot Plant for Rare Earth Magnets at ARCI
- 3 NavIC Satellite IRNSS-1F Loses Atomic Clock
- 4 India Tests Indigenous Floating LiDAR Buoy System
- 5 DRDO Tests Indigenous Air Droppable Container ADC-150
- 6 INS Anjadip Commissioned
- 7 Indian Army Expands Pinaka Rocket Artillery Regiments
- 8 Minor Planet Centre Announces Discovery of 15 New Moons
- 9 ISRO Tests Upgraded CE20 Cryogenic Engine for LVM3
- 10 Scientists Detect Magnetic Waves Deep Inside the Sun
