World Athletics boss vows to 'doggedly' protect women's sports as cheek-swab tests introduced
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe unveiled the cheek-swab test to confirm athletes' eligibility in the female category ...
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World Athletics extends Russia ban “until peace agreement is reached”
Russian athletes have been banned from competing under their national flag since the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. The ...
World Athletics to introduce cheek swabbing tests for eligibility
It remains unclear when the tests will begin but Coe says doing so is designed to maintain the "integrity of competition." ...
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World Athletics approves test to determine gender
World Athletics on Tuesday said it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is ...
World Athletics to introduce genetic tests for women
Female athletes will soon have to undergo a one-time genetic test to compete in women's events, World Athletics president ...
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Making women’s sports fair again
Trying to stay fit in 1980s London in my 20s, I would sometimes go running — plodding, more like — in Hyde Park, which was near my apartment. One chilly morning, as I puffed along, I saw ...
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World Athletics mandates DNA testing for athletes who compete in female category
World Athletics, the body that governs track and field as well as road-running events, will demand DNA tests for athletes ...
NCAA faces calls to follow World Athletics, enact cheek-swab tests to compete in women's sports
The NCAA faced calls to follow in the footsteps of World Athletics and enact gender tests for athletes who want to compete in ...