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Coe Says Over 90% of Women's Worlds Field Has Completed New SRY Screening

World Athletics casts the one-time check as protecting the female category despite public pushback over legality, ethics, timing.

Zufrieden mit den eingeführten Gentests: Sebastian Coe
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Overview

  • Beginning September 1, athletes must return a negative SRY result to be eligible for women's events that count toward world rankings.
  • Sebastian Coe says athlete response has been overwhelmingly supportive, with some competitors thanking the federation for the approach.
  • The verification is done by cheek swab or blood draw, applies only once in an athlete’s career, and World Athletics says results will be destroyed.
  • More than 90% of the expected female starters for the September 13–21 World Championships in Tokyo have completed testing, according to Coe.
  • Critics including Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo and Germany’s federation argue the rapid rollout raises legal, ethical and logistical concerns, while Coe notes the council adopted the measure in March before its late-July announcement.