The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to bar transgender women from competing in female Olympic events marks one of the most consequential eligibility shifts in modern Olympic history. It’s one that will shape the competitive, political, and legal terrain of the Los Angeles 2028 Games in ways that extend far beyond sport. Under the new IOC policy , eligibility for women’s events is now restricted to “biological females,” determined via a one‑time genetic screening for the SRY