Track and Field to Be First Olympic Sport Requiring DNA Sex Tests for Women
The change affects women with atypical genetics who have been able to compete if they suppressed their testosterone levels.
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Olympic gold medalist Kirsty Coventry makes IOC history as first female president
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International Olympic Committee elects first female president
A decorated athlete, Coventry competed in five Olympic Games (2000–2016), earning seven medals: two gold, four silver, and one bronze. Following her swimming career, she has served as Zimbabwe’s ...
Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of International Olympic Committee
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Athletics governing body to require DNA tests for women’s sports
Track and field is set to become the first Olympic sport to require participants in women’s events to undergo DNA testing to prove their biological sex following a decision by World Athletics.