The organizing committee of the athletics event of the X-2026 National Sports Games has issued a Regulation regulating professional registration for athletes.
An important content put forward in the Regulations of athletics at the X-2026 National Sports Games clearly states: "Female athletes must have a SRY gene test certificate and must submit it to the Athletics Organizing Committee 48 hours before the opening day of the tournament".
Previously, the Vietnam Athletics Federation stipulated that female athletes participating in tournaments in the national system and official tournaments of Vietnamese athletics must have gender tests.
The inspection is only carried out once. The athlete's inspection results will be preserved and confidentialized by the Vietnam Athletics Federation throughout the athlete's training and competition process.
The announcement of the Vietnam Athletics Federation has determined that the SRY gene test is a test to detect the key SRY gene (located on the Y chromosome, this gene regulates male sexuality development) used to accurately diagnose and determine biological sex of people with unclear clinical sex (this is done by taking samples from inside the cheek or blood tests, depending on which method is more convenient).
Athletics The X-2026 National Sports Games will organize 48 indoor events from November 22nd to December 2nd at Thong Nhat Stadium (HCMC).
In addition, athletics competed in 2 events, men's and women's marathons, on March 29 in Khanh Hoa.
Athletics The X-2026 National Sports Games has 2 mountain climbing cross-country events that will take place in Dong Nai from November 20 to November 23.
