World Athletics makes gene test mandatory for female athletes

Sebastian Coe. Pic/AFP

Track and field athletes aiming to take part in the female category in elite competitions will have to take a gene test from September, World Athletics has announced. The test will be in place ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo which runs from September 13-21.

"It is really important in a sport that is permanently trying to attract more women that they enter a sport believing there is no biological glass ceiling," said World Athletics president Sebastian Coe.

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