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svzn··on Olympic Committee bars transgender athletes from women’s events
There are athletic sex differences even amongst prepubescent children, mostly caused by the testosterone surge in utero.

See https://womenssportspolicy.org/pre-puberty-male-female-child....

svzn··on Olympic Committee bars transgender athletes from women’s events
The test is used for initial screening only.

Presence of SRY in an athlete registered as female means further tests must be undertaken, with permission of the athlete, to determine eligibility.

Absence of SRY means the screening is passed and the athlete is eligible to compete.

svzn··on Olympic Committee bars transgender athletes from women’s events
They're not all taking banned substances. Case in point, Hergie Bacyadan and Elis Lundholm competed in the last Summer and Winter Olympics respectively.
svzn··on Olympic Committee bars transgender athletes from women’s events
That athlete was excluded from the women's competition on the basis of having male physiological advantage. Exactly what the Olympics are now doing.