World Athletics will require a one-time SRY gene test for athletes competing in female events, aiming to ensure fairness and protect the integrity of women’s sports.

World Athletics will require a one-time SRY gene test for athletes competing in female events, aiming to ensure fairness and protect the integrity of women’s sports.

The once-in-a-lifetime test for the SRY gene, which helps in determining biological sex, can be conducted via a cheek swab or blood test. The testing protocol will be overseen by member ...

World Athletics are introducing a gene test for athletes wishing to compete in the female category, the body said in a statement on Wednesday. The rule comes into force on September 1 and applies ...

Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president ... from the 2023 World Championships for allegedly failing to meet ...

World Athletics has confirmed that gene testing for female eligibility will come into effect in time for the Tokyo World Championships in September. The test will be enforced from September 1 and ...

Clarifying promised rules on female eligibility, track and field’s governing body set a Sept. 1 deadline Wednesday for athletes to pass a gene test for competing at the world championships.

Track and field's governing body has given some clarity on its promised rules for female eligibility by setting a Sept. 1 deadline for athletes to pass a gene test ahead of the world championships.

Athletes will be eligible to compete in the female category for world ranking competitions such as the World Championships only if they clear a one-time gene test in a bid to protect the integrity ...