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Trans athletes ruling: ‘return to sanity’ or unleashing ‘forces of hate’?

“It was a victory few had expected,” said Janice Turner in The Times. When Lord Coe, the president of World Athletics, unveiled the organisation’s response to the issue of transgender women taking part in elite female events, it seemed likely that it would be a mere tweak to current rules…

The Week

The real consequence of World Athletics’ transgender ban will go untold

Elite athletics won’t feel any sweeping change as a result of a new ruling which prioritises competitive fairness over inclusion, but life for transgender people who participate in sport might get a little harder

The Independent UK

Transgender track and field athletes can't compete in women's international events

World Athletics Council said they prioritize fairness and the integrity of female track and field competitions, rather than inclusion. The ruling could hinder several Olympic medalists.

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Sport facing ‘fairness v inclusion’ issue with transgender athletes, expert says

World Athletics has banned competitors who have been through male puberty from female category events.

The Independent UK

Transgender athletes condemn ban on inclusion in female events

SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES: Transgender athletes have condemned World Athletics' exclusion of transgender women from elite female competitions, while the decision was welcomed by some sportswomen as a win for fairness.

Bangkok Post

Track and field authorities ban trans women from international competition

Transgender women were banned from international track and field competition Thursday following a decision from the sport’s governing body.

Tribune News Service

Russia doping suspension lifted, but war ban keeps athletes out

The Russian Athletics Federation is still excluded from international competition due to a ban over the war in Ukraine.

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Attorney-general responds to Lidia Thorpe incident, school shooter's parents may face trial, and TikTok CEO grilled — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News

Morning Mail: Vaping ‘health emergency’, World Athletics trans ban, TikTok grilled in Washington

Health professionals call for ban on vape imports; Liberal leader under pressure to reveal stance on referendum; Chinese app boss grilled by US Congress

The Guardian - AU

World Athletics Bans Transgender Women From Ranking Competitions

The decision will take effect March 31.

Sports Illustrated

World Athletics bans transgender athletes from competing in female events

The organisation also confirmed Russian and Belarusian athletes remain banned for the foreseeable future.

The Independent UK

World Athletics take tough Russia stance and make decision on transgender female athletes

World Athletics president Lord Coe has announced Russian Athletes have been banned due to the war with Ukraine, while transgender female athletes who have gone through male puberty have also been banned

Daily Mirror

Track stymies Russian path to Olympics due to war in Ukraine

Track and field leaders have signaled it will be nearly impossible for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics next year if the war in Ukraine continues

The Independent UK

World Athletics Council excludes transgender women from female events

World Athletics has confirmed that its council has voted to exclude transgender women from female events

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

World Athletics bans transgender women from women’s competition

The governing body will exclude male-to-female transgender athletes if they have gone through male puberty from female competition from the end of this month

The Independent UK

World Athletics confirms Russians remain barred from athletics for ‘foreseeable future’

The IOC is looking at ways Russian and Belarusian athletes can be reintegrated to international competition

Evening Standard

World Athletics ends Russia ban over state-sponsored doping but maintains Ukraine invasion sanction

World Athletics has voted to end its eight-year ban of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) but the country's athletes, and those of Belarus, will remain excluded from international competition because of an ongoing, separate ban over the invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

Intersex runner Annet Negesa fighting for everyone's right to compete in sport

Ugandan middle-distance runner Annet Negesa was preparing for the London Olympics when she was told she had high testosterone levels. What followed effectively ended her career and up-ended her life. Now she's speaking out.

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The Independent UK

World Athletics commits to gender equality with female vice president promise

The governing body will have 40 per cent female representation on its Council.

Wales Online

World's best athletes return to Glasgow ten years on from Commonwealth Games

Eilidh Doyle has been announced as ambassador for World Athletics Indoor Championships

ABC News

Why athletes rate Bathurst's World Athletics Cross Country Championships course 'toughest' they've seen

When they were designing the course in Bathurst, event organisers were told by governing body World Athletics to "make it difficult". They delivered, with a circuit set to challenge the best international cross country runners.

Reuters

'Not so rosy': Russian athletes face prospect of Olympics ban

Russian athletics stars are no strangers to being barred from international competitions, and the prospect of missing next year's Olympics over the invasion of Ukraine has piled onto years of frustration felt towards global sports bodies.

Reuters

Athletics-Kazakhstan added to World Athletics' competition manipulation watch list

Kazakhstan have been placed on World Athletics' watch list following an investigation of suspicious competition results conducted by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), the sport's governing body said on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Russian athletes handed neutral status in boost amid Olympics uncertainty

Several Russian athletes have been granted approval to compete under a neutral flag at international events but uncertainty still reigns over involvement at the Olympics

The Independent UK

UK Athletics accused of misinterpreting transgender ‘sporting exemption’ clause

UK Athletics said it believed its desire to reserve the women’s category for female-born competitors would be “very difficult” to realise.

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