# Olympic Sex Testing China Sets Up Lab (Blame Pregnant Man?) By Ayman | Published 2008-07-29 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/olympic-sex-testing-china-pregnant-man References: [breitbart](http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080727150747.0ymt2upv&show_article=1) Believe it or not, the Beijing Olympic authorities are planning to test [female Olympic athletes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gender-disparities-in-sports-nutrition) that are suspected to be males based on their external appearance. A test lab at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital has already been set up, where blood samples will be tested for [sex hormones, genes and chromosomes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vibrant-wellness). In 2006, Indian athlete Santhi Soundarajan lost his/her Asian Games silver medal after failing a [gender verification test](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noninvasive-testosterone-monitoring). Typically, male athlete pose as women to cheat the competition. There is no word whether the test will be applied to males who look feminine, so the notorious *pregnant man* could still pass as a man where he/she to compete... ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 66% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Gender Verification in Sports:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing more accurate and efficient gender verification tests for athletes. - **Ethics in Olympic Competition:** Disruptive innovation opportunity in creating ethical guidelines and policies to ensure fair competition and prevent cheating. - **Inclusivity and Gender Identity:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in promoting inclusivity and accommodating gender diversity in sports. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Biotechnology:** Disruptive innovation potential in developing advanced biotech solutions for accurate gender verification in sports. - **Sports Technology:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating technology-driven solutions for fair competition and preventing gender-based cheating. - **Gender and Diversity Advocacy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity in advocating for inclusive policies and practices in sports to address diverse gender identities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Humanoid Robot Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/great-robot-olympics.md) - [Olympic Nursery Facilities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/olympic-village1.md) - [Carbon-Neutral Olympic Outfits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/official-outfit-for-team-china.md) - [Athlete-Backed Menstruation Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sportyourperiod.md) - [Lab-Grown Reproductive Biology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/testis-organoids.md) - [Performance-Driven Psychological Studies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-300.md) - [Olympic-Themed Mobile Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/olympic-games-jam-beijing-2022.md) - [AI-Remastered Olympic Documentaries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greatness-of-her.md) - [Eco-Friendly Pregnancy Tests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ovum.md)