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Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here's how they work
Read full article: Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here's how they workWomen’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women's sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout.
Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000
Read full article: Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris.
Kenya mourns as marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum is given a state funeral
Read full article: Kenya mourns as marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum is given a state funeralKenya's world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum has been given a state funeral as many urged the government to do more to protect the country’s famous athletes.
Russia doping questions persist because of the war in Ukraine
Read full article: Russia doping questions persist because of the war in UkraineThe task force created nearly eight years ago to chart Russia’s path back into track and field after its doping scandal holds its final meeting this week before being disbanded.
World Athletics bars transgender women from participating in sports
Read full article: World Athletics bars transgender women from participating in sportsIn a release, the organization stated that its new rules would exclude any male-to-female transgender athletes who have been through male puberty from taking part in female World Rankings competitions.
Kenya avoids track doping ban; Russia gets mixed news
Read full article: Kenya avoids track doping ban; Russia gets mixed newsRussia and Kenya received encouraging news from track and field’s ruling body, though any possible reprieve for Russia was tempered by World Athletics’ intent to keep the country out of international meets until the war in Ukraine is over.
Coe: 'Inconceivable' Russians would be allowed at worlds
Read full article: Coe: 'Inconceivable' Russians would be allowed at worldsThe leader of global track and field said it would have been “inconceivable” to have allowed Russians into this week’s world championships given the country’s war against Ukraine.
Swimming's new transgender policy could impact other sports
Read full article: Swimming's new transgender policy could impact other sportsBans on transgender women in swimming and rugby this week opened the door for track and field to consider following suit in what could turn into a wave of policy changes in Olympic sports.
Sebastian Coe says sports must fight to keep Russia banned
Read full article: Sebastian Coe says sports must fight to keep Russia bannedOlympic great Sebastian Coe says sports federations have set precedents by banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition following the invasion of Ukraine and they must remain firm to keep them in place.
Eligibility rule keeps transgender runner out of trials
Read full article: Eligibility rule keeps transgender runner out of trialsTransgender runner CeCe Telfer will not be allowed to compete in the women’s 400-meter hurdles at U.S. Olympic trials because Telfer has not met the conditions World Athletics established in its eligibility regulations for certain women’s events.
Tokyo Olympic head says Bach visit to Japan could be 'tough'
Read full article: Tokyo Olympic head says Bach visit to Japan could be 'tough'The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee says it would be “quite tough” for IOC President Thomas Bach to make a planned visit this month to Japan with a state of emergency order being extended by the government to Tokyo and other areas until May 31.
Semenya taking case to European Court of Human Rights
Read full article: Semenya taking case to European Court of Human RightsThe South African's lawyers said there's been a “violation of her rights” and wants the human rights court to examine the rules. That second case will be central to her appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. Ad“I hope the European court will put an end to the longstanding human rights violations by World Athletics against women athletes," Semenya said in a statement. It's unclear if the human rights court would be able to hear Semenya's case before the delayed Tokyo Olympics, which might be Semenya's last. Previous sports cases that have gone to the European Court of Human Rights have taken years to be decided.
Coe supports athletes' right to take knee on Olympic podium
Read full article: Coe supports athletes' right to take knee on Olympic podiumHe's an International Olympic Committee member, a two-time Olympic champion, and the head of the governing body of track and field, known as World Athletics. “Athletes are a part of the world and they want to reflect the world they live in,” Coe said. Coe is in the Japanese capital on a courtesy visit to Tokyo Olympic organizers. Coe pitched Tokyo as a possible venue for a future track world championships. “We don’t know what will happen in the next few months,” Coe said, speaking about the Olympics.