Legendary sportscaster Bob Costas supports the International Olympic Committee's new policy banning transgender athletes from women's sports, citing fairness and common sense. The policy, which will be implemented for the 2028 Olympics, is based on SRY gene screening and aims to ensure fair competition. Costas also referenced the importance of having men's and women's sports categories, highlighting the impact of Title IX legislation.
Legendary sportscaster Bob Costas praised the International Olympic Committee’s policy change this week banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, saying, 'Common sense is not transphobic.
' Costas, the longtime voice of the Olympics, addressed the groundbreaking policy change during an appearance on CNN this week. Costas said that while some use the issue 'for political purposes,' the IOC policy does not fall under that umbrella. 'Common sense is not transphobic. There’s a reason why the high school champions don't compete with the college champions. There is a reason why no trans man who was once a woman and has become a man has ever competed successfully with men in the Olympics. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM 'If Caitlin Clark could play in the NBA, everybody would applaud it – that would be an incredible thing. But if the last guy on the bench of an NBA team went to the WNBA and started averaging 40 points, everyone would know that is BS.' The IOC unveiled the policy Thursday, limiting female competition to biological females. Eligibility will be determined by SRY gene screening, also known as genetic testing. 'Based on scientific evidence, the IOC considers that the presence of the SRY gene is fixed throughout life and represents highly accurate evidence that an athlete has experienced male sex development. Furthermore, the IOC considers that SRY gene screening via saliva, cheek swab or blood sample is unintrusive compared to other possible methods,' the IOC executive board said in a press release. IOC ANNOUNCES NEW POLICY TO ENSURE ONLY FEMALES COMPETE IN WOMEN'S COMPETITIONS Before the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, track and field, swimming and cycling had adopted policies that effectively prohibited trans athletes who had undergone male puberty from participating in female competition. The new policy ensures that it applies to all sports ahead of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Costas said that while he believes some are 'demonizing' trans athletes over the issue, the IOC policy addresses fair competition for female athletes. 'There is a reason why there are men’s and women’s sports and why Title IX was one of the truly progressive pieces of legislation in the best sense of the word progressive under the Nixon administration. It changed everything. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP 'It doesn’t make any sense to have a swimmer who was the 472nd-ranked swimmer when he was a man at Penn either winning or coming close to winning against women a year and a half after transitioning. If that’s what the person wants to do, that person should be treated with dignity and respect. But there ought to be common sense, and common sense is not transphobic.' Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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