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The Times of India -

Kristen Worley is a Canadian high performance track cyclist who has been speaking publicly on issues of gender discrimination and treatment of gender variant athletes.

She is also co-founder of Coalition of Athletes for Inclusion in Sport formed in 2009 to address the IOC Gender Policy. Worley’s activism recently ensured world sporting bodies lift the ban on South African runner Caster Semenya, who had to sit out for 11 months after the world champion’s gold medal was revoked as she failed ‘gender tests’.

Published – August 1st, 2010

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The Coalition of Athletes for Inclusion in Sport – Position Statement
The Guiding Principles for Inclusion in Sport

* Presented to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) January 7th, 2010

We seek equity of opportunity in sport – a “level playing field” so that each person can compete against the other fairly.

We seek to assure that an inclusive sport system is open to all people, at all levels of participation. We believe that the rules of organized sport have for too long marginalized or excluded people for reasons other than their athletic ability.

Because we value sport, we seek inclusion for the maximum number of people in sport, particularly for those excluded from the narrow definition of what is assumed normal human development.

Contributors to Development of Document -
Ms. Ann Peel – Canada
Ms. Kristen Worley – Canada
Mr. Eli Wolff- United States of America

As the “OFFICIAL ALTERNATIVE“ to Current IOC Gender Policy – in direct response and concern of the forthcoming “IOC Gender Summit” January 16th, in Miami Florida.

The Coalition of Athletes for Inclusion in Sport – Position Statement
The Guiding Principles for Inclusion in Sport

We seek equity of opportunity in sport – a “level playing field” so that each person can compete against the other fairly.

We seek to assure that an inclusive sport system is open to all people, at all levels of participation. We believe that the rules of organized sport have for too long marginalized or excluded people for reasons other than their athletic ability.

Because we value sport, we seek inclusion for the maximum number of people in sport, particularly for those excluded from the narrow definition of what is assumed normal human development.

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Published – January 2010

CTV National News – Kristen’s live interview in response to Caster Semenya from South Africa, 800m runner - IAAF’s release of her medical information publicly and the IAAF’s and IOC continued poor handling of these issues.

Friday September 11th, 2009

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CTV National News – Kristen’s live interview in response to Caster Semenya from South Africa, 800m runner -

IAAF World Championships, Berlin 2009.

Thursday August 20th, 2009

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Globe & Mail – Thursday August 27, 2009
David Zirin and Sherry Wolf

There’s nothing sporting about sex tests

The whole thing is antiquated and stigmatizing, and says far more about those doing the testing than about the athletes tested.

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Mr. Jacques Rogge
CEO

International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Chateau de Vidy
1007 Lausanne
Switzerland

January 4th, 2009

Re: Releasing Ms. Santhi Soundarajan as the “martyr” of the IOC’s failed sex and gender policy in International sport

Dear Mr. Rogge,

I wish I was writing you and the International Olympic Committee executive board under better circumstances as we start 2009. In recent days, because of the released article published January 2nd, 2009 by The Times of India, titled “Shanti Soundarajan weaving Olympian dreams all over again”.

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Times of India Article – January 2, 2009

Which was followed by an article from Reuters in the UK “tabloid version” published the same day titled “Briefs – Indian athlete takes up coaching after sex test failure.”

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Reuters UK  Article

Upon comparison, one can see that these two articles are significantly different. Reuters used this opportunity as many media outlets around the world have done, and as you and I both saw during the Beijing games, to use Santhi as the face and “martyr” of media worldwide as it relates directly to sex and gender policies in global sport. It still continues today.

What is ironic is this was never Santhi’s problem, but one as you and I have discussed before. It is the result of the failed history of the IOC. This has gone on for decades. Reading both these articles, as an example, Santhi never failed a sex test, as she never had one. If she had, as noted with experts from around the world online with both IOC Medical Commission directors Ljungqvist/Schamasch, of which you were made privy to through emails with leaders here in Canadian government, sport and doping, that the sex testing as a test does not exist. The current method measures nothing, as you should be aware of as I sit on international boards representing intersex person(s) in Canada with the “world experts” and that normal human development is vast and there are numerous variations, and it is the IOC that is problematic, by insisting on enforcing the standards of an unnatural human sex and gender binary in global sport.

Continue reading ‘Open Letter – Jacques Rogge International Olympic Committee (IOC) – January 4th, 2009′

I guess that’s the question we’re all asking! One would assume that anything coming under the umbrella of the Olympic logo and/or brand is required to follow governance as directed by the parent organisation. National Olympic organisations would then be required to follow the same rules and procedures set forth by the IOC of course. As we have since learnt that the IOC still carries out sex testing, the OCA was in fact merely following IOC procedures. Although the IOC announced it would stop sex testing, it has maintained the ‘right’ to test any athlete upon reasonable suspicion.
Published – October 2007
Hindustan Times – Full Article