Sebastian Coe, an International Olympic Committee presidential candidate, voiced support for Donald Trump's executive order aimed at banning transgender athletes from women's sports, highlighting the importance of maintaining integrity in competition. He acknowledged the contentious nature of the discussion yet stressed that biological distinctions in sport must be clear-cut. Coe noted that World Athletics plans to implement stricter eligibility rules, including biological verification through cheek swabs, to address fairness in women's sports and protect young female athletes from a perceived threat to competitive integrity.
You cannot have young girls coming into the sport and sensing or feeling that at any stage the integrity of their competition is under threat.
World Athletics is set to toughen its rules on eligibility to compete in female sport with the introduction of a cheek swab to determine if an athlete is biologically female.
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