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5 days agoWorld Athletics postpones Doha Diamond League amid US-Israel war on Iran
The Doha Diamond League has been postponed to June 19 due to safety concerns amid ongoing regional conflicts.
Court documents released on Monday showed that the league, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, still owes some of the biggest names in track and field hundreds of thousands of dollars and creditors between $10m and $50m (7.5m and 37.3m). In October the athletes received 50% of what they were owed by GST for competing in Kingston, Miami and Philadelphia before financial difficulties forced it to cancel its final event in Los Angeles.
"It takes me back to the 1950s and 1960s, when women practically had to go through a series of controls, had to undress in front of a panel of doctors," she told DW. "I get the impression that we haven't advanced from a scientific point of view. We've made practically no progress if it's now categorically said that women with X and Y chromosomes are not women."
Faith Kipyegon, despite finishing in an impressive 4:06.42, couldn't break the four-minute barrier due to the rules against male pacemakers, emphasizing learning and future attempts.