World Athletics has approved cheek swabbing as a method to verify if athletes are biologically female, emphasizing the integrity of women's sports. President Sebastian Coe stated this decision reflects the organization's commitment to safeguarding the female category. While no specific timeline for implementation was provided, there is an intent to have this system in place by the Tokyo outdoor world championships. The proposal follows consultations indicating strong support, with Coe confident in its legal robustness despite potential challenges in today's landscape.
"It's important to do it because it maintains everything that we've been talking about, and particularly recently, about not just talking about the integrity of female women's sport, but actually guaranteeing it."
"Overwhelmingly, the view has come back that this is absolutely the way to go, within the caveats raised [on testing not being too intrusive]."
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