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.
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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 - 8h -
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 - 16h -
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 - 10h -
World Athletics to require gender testing for female track and field athletes under new policy
The new World Athletics gender policy could impact Olympic hopefulsCBS Sports - 11h -
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 - 14h -
Testing begins at Cortina's controversial Olympic sliding track for bobsled, luge and skeleton
When Italian skeleton competitor Mattia Gaspari became the first athlete to test the controversial sliding track for next year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, he did so in a sort of tunnel under a ...Yahoo Sports - 17h -
Track Legend Carl Lewis Says He Competed In A Bodysuit After His 1984 Olympic Debut Because 'Sex Sells' (Exclusive)
"Track bodies look amazing," the 10-time Olympic medal winner says. "So why are we not showing our bodies?”Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Testing begins at Cortina's controversial Olympic sliding track for bobsled, luge
Tests are underway at Cortina’s controversial Olympic sliding trackABC News - 13h -
Cortina's controversial Olympic sliding track slated for test runs by 60 athletes next week
The track’s essential structure is doneABC News - Mar. 18
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