World Athletics to require gender testing for female track and field athletes under new policy

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  World Athletics to require chromosome testing of women’s track and field athletes

  NANJING, China — World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said Tuesday that the track and field’s governing body has approved the introduction of cheek swabs and dry blood-spot tests for female ...
  
  NBC News - 15h

• Female track & field athletes face genetic testing

  World Athletics president Sebastian Coe announced Tuesday that female track and field athletes will undergo random genetic testing in order to maintain "the integrity of the game."
  
  ESPN - 13h

• World Athletics approves swab test to determine female gender

  World Athletics said on Tuesday it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is biologically female.World Athletics is looking at cheek swab tests but is also ...
  
  Yahoo Sports - 12h
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  World Athletics approves gender eligibility test

  World Athletics approves a one-time genetic test for athletes who wish to compete in the women's category at international events.
  
  BBC News - 20h

• All female athletes to have cheek swab gender tests, reveals Lord Coe

  World Athletics will introduce cheek swab sex tests to determine if an athlete is biologically female and eligible to compete in their elite women’s category.
  
  Yahoo Sports - 22h
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  Olympic Track Officials to Require Sex Tests for Female Athletes

  The change affects women with atypical genetics who have been able to compete if they suppressed their testosterone levels.
  
  The New York Times - 16h
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  A 15-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Athlete to Run a Mile Under 4 Minutes

  The New Zealand athlete Sam Ruthe broke the previous world record set by the two-time Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
  
  The New York Times - 5d
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  World Boxing to decide new gender eligibility rules in ‘two or three weeks’

  Governing body wants rules ready for Brazil tournament Investigation sparked by row at Paris Olympics World Boxing has reached “an advanced stage” of its investigation into the gender ...
  
  The Guardian - 6d
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  Olympic boxing gender row a result of Russian fake news, says IOC chief

  Thomas Bach criticises ‘fake news campaign from Russia’ Two boxers under scrutiny won gold in Paris A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a ...
  
  The Guardian - Mar. 15

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