World Athletics has said that up to 60 athletes who have been in the finals of women’s elite track and field events since 2000 would have failed its sex test. Dr Stéphane Bermon, the governing body’s health and science department director, delivered the findings to a scientific panel in Tokyo where this year’s World Athletics Championships have just ended. The test to confirm biological sex is a very important step in ensuring this is the case. “Biological sex is much more complex, with chromosomal, gonadal (testis/ovary), hormonal and secondary sex characteristics all playing a role. “Given all the problems outlined, the SRY gene should not be used to exclude women athletes from competition.”Share your thoughts!