World Athletics plans to begin genetic testing of all female track and field athletes in a move that could significantly alter gender eligibility rules in Olympic sports. The plan, announced ...

It was, with hindsight, not a “keep Seb Coe out” but a “get Kirsty Coventry in” campaign that determined the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential election outcome. I was as guilty as ...

It is the latest move overseen by Sebastian Coe - as president of the governing body - to address the gender eligibility issue, two years after banning anyone assigned male at birth from female ...

Seb Coe has confirmed World Athletics will introduce cheek swabs to determine whether an athlete is biologically female, with the president claiming: "It’s absolutely the way to go." The ...

World Athletics on Tuesday approved cheek-swab tests to verify if an athlete is female, as Sebastian Coe, the organization’s president, vowed to protect women’s sports. Coe said pre-clearance ...

World Athletics and its president Sebastian Coe have approved the introduction of cheek swabbing to determine if an athlete is biologically female (Peter Byrne/PA) World Athletics has approved the ...

It was, with hindsight, not a “keep Seb Coe out” but a “get Kirsty Coventry in” campaign that determined the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential election outcome.

Sebastian Coe, the head of the international track and field federation, said the decision taken by the body's decision-making Council was a "really important" way of protecting the female category.

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 athletes in order to ...