Sex isn’t binary — so what does that mean for sport?

Health Report - Separate stories podcast

There has been a heated – and at times harmful discussion about presumed sex differences in athletes competing at the Olympic Games.

While unfounded, accusations against two female boxers have reignited a discussion that has been going on for over a century about who gets to compete, and against whom.

We take a look at the evidence and explain why sex isn't as binary as some would like to believe.

Guest

• Professor Susan Davis, endocronologist at Monash University
• Dr Madeleine Pape, Olympian, sociologist and IOC inclusion expert

References

• IOC Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex Variations