Sarah Teetzel – The Conversation

Algeria’s Imane Khelif hits Hungary’s Anna Hamori in their women’s 66kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France, following a major controversy regarding her eligibility and gender despite being born female. (AP Photo/John Locher)

March 31, 2026

The return of sex testing in sport risks harming women athletes rather than protecting them

Marcus Mazzucco, University of Toronto; Sarah Teetzel, University of Manitoba, and Silvia Camporesi, KU Leuven

The IOC’s new policy mandating genetic sex testing is scientifically flawed, ethically problematic and legally questionable.

Fifteen-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva reacts after her routine in the women’s free skate program during the 2022 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

February 18, 2022

Would adding a minimum age limit for the Olympic Games protect youth athletes from doping?

Sarah Teetzel, University of Manitoba

Banning young athletes from the Olympics would mean we miss their spectacular performances, but considering all we know about overtraining, exploitation and abuse in sport, that might be OK.

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