In September, Fis announced on the association's website that they will introduce gender testing.
To TT, the Swedish Ski Association's Secretary General Pernilla Bonde said that it "is a policy for who will be allowed to compete in women's or men's competitions in all Fis sports"
The information we have received is that it applies immediately, from this season, said Bonde.
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Now the association has changed its stance.
Karin Mattsson, a member of Fis' board, tells Dagens Nyheter that the communication has been incorrect. Contrary to what was previously said, Mattsson cannot announce how and when the gender tests will be introduced.
It is unfortunate how it has been communicated, because we have not made a decision on the finished policy, she says to Dagens Nyheter.
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What we have decided on at the latest council meeting, where we discussed the issue for a long time, is a direction to go in this direction. We have not made a decision on the finished policy.
The next time Fis council meets is on October 21.
Then we unfortunately do not have any more meetings planned until the spring, as it looks now. So that's why it's a bit up in the air for many. And we regret that, because this is a big issue that affects a lot of people, says Karin Mattsson.
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