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CNN
24 minutes ago
- Sport
- CNN
Women face genetic testing to determine biological sex ahead of track and field world championships
Clarifying promised rules on female eligibility, track and field's governing body set a September 1 deadline Wednesday for athletes to pass a gene test for competing at the world championships. World Athletics said in March it would require chromosome testing by cheek swabs or dry blood-spot tests for female athletes to be eligible for elite-level events. The next worlds open September 13 in Tokyo and September 1 is 'the closing date for entries and the date the regulations come into effect,' World Athletics said in a statement. The latest rules update gives certainty for the 2025 championships in an issue that has been controversial on the track and in multiple courts since Caster Semenya won her first 800 meters world title as a teenager in 2009. Semenya won a ruling at the European Court of Human Rights three weeks ago in Strasbourg, France, in the South Africa star's years-long challenge to a previous version of track and field's eligibility rules affecting athletes with medical conditions known as differences in sex development (DSD). That legal win came because she did not get a fair hearing at the Swiss supreme court, but did not overturn track's rules. World Athletics drew up rules in 2018 forcing two-time Olympic champion Semenya and other athletes with DSD to suppress their elevated natural testosterone levels to be eligible for international women's events. Semenya refused to take medication. Now, the Monaco-based track body requires a 'once-in-a-lifetime test' to determine athletes it says are biologically male with a Y chromosome. 'We are saying, at elite level, for you to compete in the female category, you have to be biologically female,' World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said. The governing body is covering up to $100 of the costs for each test with the protocol overseen by its member federations at the national level. Test results should be ready within two weeks. 'The SRY test is extremely accurate and the risk of false negative or positive is extremely unlikely,' World Athletics said. World Athletics has combined its eligibility framework for DSD and transgender athletes, with transitional rules that let 'a very small number of known DSD athletes' continue competing if they are taking medication to suppress natural testosterone. 'The transitional provisions do not apply to transgender women as there are none competing at the elite international level under the current regulations,' World Athletics said. Now age 34, and her track career effectively over, Semenya should now see her legal case go back to the Swiss federal court in Lausanne, where she lost her original appeal against track and field's rules at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
CNN
25 minutes ago
- Sport
- CNN
Women face genetic testing to determine biological sex ahead of track and field world championships
Clarifying promised rules on female eligibility, track and field's governing body set a September 1 deadline Wednesday for athletes to pass a gene test for competing at the world championships. World Athletics said in March it would require chromosome testing by cheek swabs or dry blood-spot tests for female athletes to be eligible for elite-level events. The next worlds open September 13 in Tokyo and September 1 is 'the closing date for entries and the date the regulations come into effect,' World Athletics said in a statement. The latest rules update gives certainty for the 2025 championships in an issue that has been controversial on the track and in multiple courts since Caster Semenya won her first 800 meters world title as a teenager in 2009. Semenya won a ruling at the European Court of Human Rights three weeks ago in Strasbourg, France, in the South Africa star's years-long challenge to a previous version of track and field's eligibility rules affecting athletes with medical conditions known as differences in sex development (DSD). That legal win came because she did not get a fair hearing at the Swiss supreme court, but did not overturn track's rules. World Athletics drew up rules in 2018 forcing two-time Olympic champion Semenya and other athletes with DSD to suppress their elevated natural testosterone levels to be eligible for international women's events. Semenya refused to take medication. Now, the Monaco-based track body requires a 'once-in-a-lifetime test' to determine athletes it says are biologically male with a Y chromosome. 'We are saying, at elite level, for you to compete in the female category, you have to be biologically female,' World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said. The governing body is covering up to $100 of the costs for each test with the protocol overseen by its member federations at the national level. Test results should be ready within two weeks. 'The SRY test is extremely accurate and the risk of false negative or positive is extremely unlikely,' World Athletics said. World Athletics has combined its eligibility framework for DSD and transgender athletes, with transitional rules that let 'a very small number of known DSD athletes' continue competing if they are taking medication to suppress natural testosterone. 'The transitional provisions do not apply to transgender women as there are none competing at the elite international level under the current regulations,' World Athletics said. Now age 34, and her track career effectively over, Semenya should now see her legal case go back to the Swiss federal court in Lausanne, where she lost her original appeal against track and field's rules at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Chelsea's Ishé Samuels-Smith joins Strasbourg
Strasbourg have signed England youth international left-back Ishé Samuels-Smith (19) from Chelsea, both clubs have announced. The 19-year-old has put pen to paper over a five-year deal with the Ligue 1 side. Samuel-Smith, who is also capable of playing at centre-back, has moved from Stamford Bridge to La Meinau for a fee of €7.5m, plus another €500,000 in bonuses. He was signed by Chelsea from Everton back in 2023 for a fee of €4.5m. Samuels-Smith has already linked up with his Strasbourg teammates for the Alsatians' preseason training camp in Austria. The England youth international is the third player to make the move from Chelsea to Strasbourg this summer, after Mathis Amougou (permanent) and Mike Penders (loan). Samuels-Smith is the tenth summer signing of Strasbourg this window. GFFN | Bastien Cheval
Bloomberg
4 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Ryanair Cuts Flights, Drops Airports in France Over Tax Hike
Ryanair Holdings Plc plans to end operations at three airports in France and reduce flights to the country during the winter season in response to the French government's decision to tax air travel. The 13% cut in capacity means the loss of 750,000 seats and 25 routes to France, the Irish budget carrier said on Wednesday. Ryanair will cease operations at Strasbourg in the east of the country and Bergerac and Brive in the southwest, it added.
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Chelsea seal two new exits and step up fire sale to fund transfer moves
Chelsea have agreed a deal to sell young defender Ishe Samuels-Smith to Strasbourg for £6.5million, as they press ahead with a fire sale to balance the books. The deal for the 19-year-old follows a £43.7m deal for Joao Felix to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr. Chelsea are also trying to offload Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell, Renato Veiga and Axel Disasi, as well as Carney Chukwuemeka, Lesley Ugochukwu and Armando Broja. They have already sold Djordje Petrovic, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Noni Madueke this summer. Samuels-Smith never made a first-team appearance for Chelsea in two years at Stamford Bridge after joining from Everton for £4m in 2023. Chelsea recoup most of the £45m they paid Atletico Madrid for Felix last summer. Felix made 20 appearances for the Blues last season, scoring seven goals following his summer move to Stamford Bridge from Atletico Madrid. Chelsea have spent over £200m this summer on Liam Delap, Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro, Dario Essugo and Estevao Willian. They are closing in on a deal for Jorrel Hato and are interested in Xavi Simons. Chelsea are under pressure from UEFA to come out of this transfer window with a "positive transfer balance" as part of punishments for breaching financial rules.
