Cheek swabs for World Athletics

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murasaki · 25/03/2025 12:29

The Guardian has just released this.

Good news, although I still expect challenges. I do wonder if the timing is in response to Kirsty Coventry's win over Coe...

World Athletics mandates cheek swabs to ‘doggedly protect female category’

World Athletics has approved the introduction of cheek swabbing to determine if an athlete is biologically female, Sebastian Coe has announced

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/25/world-athletics-mandates-cheek-swabs-to-doggedly-protect-female-category

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334bu · 25/03/2025 13:18

Thank you for link.

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murasaki · 25/03/2025 12:43

Exactly.

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TheKeatingFive · 25/03/2025 12:40

On people's rights if it's happening without incident in athletics

TheKeatingFive · 25/03/2025 12:40

ETA, I think this is very welcome pressure on Coventry. It's going to be hard to argue that cheek swabs are a gross infringement

TheKeatingFive · 25/03/2025 12:37

Fantastic. The mood is shifting.

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