World Athletics is set to implement tougher regulations for transgender and DSD athletes, including a mandatory cheek swab test for elite female competitors. These new recommendations are informed by recent research demonstrating that the male performance advantage can be observed prior to puberty. The governing body aims to maintain equitable competition in the female category and improve understanding around the athletic gaps attributed to physiological differences. The president, Sebastian Coe, stated that these updates reflect ongoing developments and a commitment to fairness in athletics.
New evidence establishes that athletic disadvantages associated with female body structure and physiology contribute to the performance gap.
Sebastian Coe emphasized that preserving the integrity of competition in the female category is a fundamental principle of the sport.
The childhood or prepubertal performance gap in the sport of athletics specifically is 3 to 5% in running events.
World Athletics wants to adopt a preclearance requirement for all elite athletes competing in the female category.
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