Sebastian Coe, the governing body’s president, said the decision reflected a commitment to ‘‘doggedly protect the female category’’. | ITV National News ...

World Athletics has approved the introduction of cheek swabbing to determine if an athlete is eligible to compete as a female ...

World Athletics said on Tuesday it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is ...

Lord Coe said the decision taken by the World Athletics Council was further evidence his organisation would “doggedly” ...

World Athletics, an international sports governing body, has announced it intends to introduce mandatory sex testing for ...

Athletes will only need to provide a swab once in their careers. Although no specific timeline for its implementation has ...

World Athletics will introduce mandatory testing for anyone entering female competitions to verify their biological sex, ...

Botswana will become the first African country to host the World Relays after governing body World Athletics confirmed the ...

Lord Coe said the decision taken by the World Athletics Council was further evidence his organisation would “doggedly” ...

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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