The new IOC framework are not a participation policy they are aimed to help sports write eligibility rules for trans athletes, the IOC has published advice that shifts the focus from individual testosterone levels & calls for evidence proving if a performance advantage existed.
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No individual athlete should be excluded from competing based on an "unverified, alleged or perceived unfair competitive advantage due to their sex variations, physical appearance and/or transgender status", the International Olympic Committee said.
The six-page document follows years of consultation with medical and human rights experts — and, since 2019, athletes directly affected to help draft guidelines promoting fairness and inclusion.
Testosterone Eligibility criteria have sometimes resulted in severe harm, the IOC acknowledged in a briefing on the advice that also cautioned to avoid "invasive medical examinations". 
Prevention of harm is among 10 principles to guide future decision-making by sports officials. Others include non-discrimination, fairness, evidence-based decisions and protecting athlete privacy.
The IOC document is not legally binding yet clearly stated what it now expects from governing bodies responsible for regulating their own sports.
Ruling some athletes ineligible in some sports is still expected, with safety noted as a specific issue for combat and contact sports.
Athletes should be allowed to compete but unfair advantage needs to be regulated," said the IOC, which advised it would help fund research into elite performance by transgender and intersex athletes.
A target of next March, weeks after the Beijing Winter Games close, was set to launch a program of online workshops with sports bodies and athlete representatives.
The IOC may have not found all the solutions to this big question. Clearly this is a work in progress, a topic that will be with us for a long time.
We now need the @iocmedia and all sports that develop new policy to take all affected stakeholders on this journey together. We can not have a repeat of 2015 when the IOC throw a dead cat on the table and incited 5 years of global viral hate against trans athletes. @DrRyanStorr
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