The introduction of a cheek swab test to determine an athlete’s biological makeup was approved by World Athletics on Tuesday, according to a statement released on Tuesday.
The decision-making Council of the international track and field federation, according to Sebastian Coe, was a “really important” way to safeguard the female category.
In a press conference following the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, Coe said, “It’s important to do it because it keeps everything that we’ve been talking about, especially recently, about actually guaranteeing the integrity of female women’s sport.”
We believe that this will give consumers confidence and keep the competition’s absolute focus on integrity.
Coe claimed that the decision was made following extensive discussion of the proposal.
Although he noted that the swab test was not deemed to be excessively intrusive, “overwhelmingly, the view has come back that this is absolutely the way to go.”
You acknowledge the fact that this is the world we live in, he said, confident that the policy would be upheld by legal challenges.
If I had been anything other than prepared to face the challenge head-on, I would never have chosen to pursue this path.
“Our DSD (difference of sex development) regulations have us going to the Court of Arbitration.”
They have been upheld, and after appeal, they have once more been upheld. So we will continue to fight for the female category and take all necessary steps to protect it.
Source: Channels TV
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