World Athletics plans to begin genetic testing of all female track and field athletes in a move that could significantly alter gender eligibility rules in Olympic sports.

World Athletics plans to introduce biological pre-clearance tests for track and field athletes before they can compete in the female category, the sport’s governing body announced Tuesday.

World Athletics has announced that it will begin genetic testing for all female track and field athletes in the future, according to the Washington Post.

World Athletics is set to introduce cheek swabbing tests to establish whether an athlete should be eligible to compete in its female competitions, its president, Lord Sebastian Coe, said Tuesday.

Female athletes will soon have to undergo a one-time genetic test to compete in women's events, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday, after proposals to tighten eligibility ...

World Athletics (WA) announced new rules on Thursday impacting transgender women athletes, banning some from competing in female track and field events.

Under World Athletics' current rules, female DSD athletes must lower their level of testosterone to below 2.5 nmol/L for at least six months to compete. This can be done medically or surgically.

The World Athletics Relays, an event crowning champions in 4x100m and 4x400m events, airs live this Saturday and Sunday on Peacock and CNBC. Coverage begins each day at 7 a.m. ET from Guangzhou ...

World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in female world ranking competitions beginning March 31, the sport’s governing body announced Thursday.

World Athletics, the track and field governing body, will soon require genetic testing of its women athletes in an attempt to bar trans people from competing, the organization’s president ...

The UK hosted the World Championships for the first time in 2017, when London staged the games — five years on from the 2012 Olympics.

World Athletics has officially announced its new global championship for 2026, featuring the largest prize purse in track and field history—a $10 million sum.