While organizations such as World Aquatics, World Athletics, and the International Cycling Union have updated their gender rules in recent years, the IOC has not.
In fact, the sports governing body based its eligibility decisions for Paris on the rules that were in place for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Adams added, “What I would say is that this involves real people, and we are talking about real lives here.”
“They have competed and continue to compete in the women’s competition. They have experienced both victories and losses against other women over the years,” Adams said.
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Simone Biles and the women’s gymnastics team brought home gold (ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP via Getty Images)
Gold medalists
- Lee Kiefer: Fencing – Women’s individual foil
- Torri Huske: Swimming – Women’s 100m butterfly
- Jack Alexj, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Matt King: Swimming – Men’s 4x100m freestyle
- Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Hezly Rivera: Artistic Gymnastics – Women’s team competition
- Katie Ledecky: Swimming – Women’s 1500m freestyle
- Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan: Rowing – Men’s coxless four
Silver medalists
- Nic Fink: Swimming – Men’s 100m breaststroke
- Lauren Scruggs: Fencing – Women’s individual foil
- Gretchen Walsh: Swimming – Women’s 100m butterfly
- Haley Batten: Mountain Bike – Women’s cross country
- Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh. Torri Huske, Simone Manuel, Erika Connolly, Abbey Weitzel: Swimming – Women’s 4x100m freestyle
- Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook: Diving – Women’s springboard 3m synchronised
- Katie Grimes: Swimming – Women’s 400m individual medley
- Jagger Eaton: Skateboarding – Men’s street
- Regan Smith: Swimming – Women’s 100m backstroke
- Bobby Finke: Swimming – Men’s 800m freestyle
- Carson Foster, Brooks Curry, Chris Guiliano, Luke Hobson, Drew Kibler, Blake Pieroni, Kieran Smith: Swimming – Men, 4x200m freestyle
- Perris Benegas: Cycling – Women’s BMX freestyle
- Torri Huske: Swimming – Women’s 100m freestyle
Bronze medalists
- Carson Foster: Swimming – Men’s 400m individual medley
- Katie Ledecky: Swimming – Women’s 400m freestyle
- Chloe Dygert: Cycling – Women’s individual time trial
- Frederick Richard, Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscik, Paul Juda, Asher Hong: Artistic Gymnastics – Men’s team competition
- Nick Itkin: Fencing – Men’s foil individual
- Emma Weyant: Swimming – Women’s 400m individual medley
- Ryan Murphy: Swimming – Men’s 100m backstroke
- Luke Hobson: Swimming – Men’s 200m freestyle
- Nyjah Huston: Skateboarding – Men’s street
- Ilona Maher, Kayla Canett, Lauren Doyle, Alev Kelter, Kristi Kirshe, Sarah Levy, Alena Olsen, Ariana Ramsey, Steph Rovetti, Alex Sedrick, Sammy Sullivan, Naya Tapper: Rugby 7s – Women’s team competition
- Katharine Berkoff: Swimming – Women’s 100m backstroke
- Evy Leibfarth: Canoe slalom – Women’s Canoe Single
