Over 40,000 individuals petition IOC to maintain women's sports exclusively for women.

A petition with over 40,000 signatures was sent to the IOC, urging them to stop women from competing against men in future Olympic Games.

The ADF-led petition contended that governments and organizations, including the IOC, have implemented policies enabling males who identify as female to participate in women's sports.

ADF International delivered a petition to the IOC's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, stating that the organization's policies have prioritized feelings over fairness and ideology over truth.

The IOC, as the governing body for athletics, must be held responsible for the numerous harms resulting from allowing men to compete in women's sports at the global level, including lost medals and victories, as well as privacy and safety violations.

"The IOC's leadership is crucial, as others look to them for guidance. Not only do the women competing in this year's Olympics rely on their leadership, but every little girl dreaming of winning the gold is also affected."

Riley Gaines, a women's sports activist, shared with Planet Chronicle Digital how she personally faced safety and privacy risks as a college athlete.

"What message does it send when I, one of many young women who have missed out on medals and opportunities due to not being male, ask the IOC to take a stand for women in sports?" she inquired. "As a leader in sports policies, the IOC must heed this petition and protect the rights of female athletes not only for the current generation but also for the future ones who aspire to win the gold."

The International Olympic Committee issued a revised policy recommendation in November 2021, urging individual sports bodies to prioritize gender equality and inclusion in their policies, as reported by Planet Chronicle.

"The IOC acknowledges that it cannot establish eligibility criteria for every sport, discipline, or event across diverse national jurisdictions and sports systems."

The IOC's new Framework emphasized a "principled approach" to developing criteria that are applicable to each sport, requiring sports governing bodies to adopt a "comprehensive approach" that prioritizes respect for internationally recognized human rights, robust evidence, and athlete consultation, as stated in a press release.

Sharron Davies, a British Olympian swimmer and sports commentator, contended that "women's sport should not have been put on hold in favor of virtue-signaling gender ideology, despite the overwhelming scientific evidence."

In the 1980s, Davies missed out on winning gold at the Olympics to an East German competitor who received testosterone as a teenager to enhance her performance. Many female athletes who received testosterone in the 1980s experienced long-term health issues, which also affected their offspring with birth defects.

The female competitors who did not receive medals due to this were not acknowledged for their accomplishments, according to a previous report by Planet Chronicle Digital.

"I had hoped that after the betrayal of women during the GDR era, the IOC would not repeat the same mistake. However, here we are. It is crucial that common sense and prioritizing fairness and safety for female athletes are restored. The willful negligence of the boxing during the Paris 2024 Olympics was a particularly low point and a complete disgrace."

The IOC faced criticism at the Paris Olympics for allowing Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ning of Taiwan to win gold medals in women's boxing, despite both athletes having previously been disqualified for failing gender eligibility tests. The IOC and President Thomas Bach supported the athletes, but their natural birth sex remains disputed.

Sebastian Coe, a candidate for IOC president, pledged to implement a strict policy to safeguard women's sports if elected in March. Meanwhile, Trump suggested a complete ban on women's sports ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles during a town hall event on Planet Chronicle.

According to a report by Reem Alsalem, the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, more than 890 medals have been lost by women in 29 different sports categories when males compete in the women's sports category.

Chelsea Mitchell, a college athlete who lost the Connecticut state championship four times to a male athlete, has filed a lawsuit against the state's sports authority with the help of ADF, alleging unfair competition.

"I have lost four women's state championship titles, two all-New England awards, and numerous other podium spots to male runners," Mitchell stated. "In 2019, I finished third in the 55-meter dash, behind two male runners. Each loss makes it increasingly difficult to try again."

"She stated, "That experience is devastating. It implies that I am not good enough and my body is not good enough, and despite my hard work, success is unlikely because I am a woman.""

Female athletes are at risk of losing opportunities, both academic and professional, as well as sharing locker rooms, bathrooms, and locker rooms with biological males who are also competing on their sports team.

ADF International's legal communications director, Elyssa Koren, emphasized the significance of men and women being distinct and individual.

"We should emphasize our complementary strengths rather than compromising the safety, privacy, and dignity of all parties involved," she stated.

The ADF petition is in anticipation of Wednesday's Supreme Court oral arguments on a Tennessee law that prohibits puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and certain surgeries for minors.

Koren stated that gender ideology has numerous victims, including children who are unable to give consent to the harm caused by toxic puberty blockers, which can cause permanent damage to their bodies, and young girls and women who suffer from the false notion that men can transform into women.

Planet Chronicle Digital has reached out to the International Olympic Committee for comment.

Planet Chronicle' Paulina Dedaj and Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.