Sport World Athletics to initiate mandatory genetic testing of women athletes to ban trans women from competing Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics has announced the organisation will initiate genetic testing of women athletes to ban trans women from competing. While full details have yet to emerge, female athletes will likely be required to undergo a one-time cotton swab or dried blood spot test befo By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport “I hope to be the first of many.” Trans sprinter Valentina Petrillo to make history as first trans athlete to compete at Paralympic Games Even before her first race at the Paris Paralympics 2024, Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo is aware she will make history as the first trans athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games. “I hope to be the first of many,” says the 50-year-old, who will compete in the 400m T12 event for visually impa By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport World Athletics to exclude trans women from female events World Athletics is to exclude transgender women who have gone through male puberty from female events with the body’s president, Lord Sebastian Coe, saying “decisive action” had been taken to “protect the female category in our sport”. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News World Athletics proposes tighter rules for transgender women athletes Sports chiefs have found themselves with a tough decision to make whether to allow male-born trans women to compete in female categories. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News UK Government to ‘crack down’ on transgender women taking part in elite and competitive sport Senior figures from major national sporting bodies are understood to have been asked to meet Michelle Donelan MP – Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary – to discuss the matter By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Athlete takes discrimination case to European Court of Human Rights Caster Semenya, an out gay South African athlete is taking her case to the European Court of Human Rights. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
