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New Olympic rule bans anyone who has changed gender from competing as women
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New Olympic rule bans anyone who has changed gender from competing as women

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is introducing gender verification tests for women at the 2028 Olympics. Transgender women are barred from competing as women
Historic decision after US half marathon chaos allows seven women at World Road Championships
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Historic decision after US half marathon chaos allows seven women at World Road Championships

Extraordinary events require extraordinary decisions. The International Association of Athletics Federations has therefore allowed the United States to field seven women in the World Road Championships in Copenhagen
Duplantis writes official song for new Ultimate Championship
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Duplantis writes official song for new Ultimate Championship

Armand Duplantis is not only an ambassador for the Ultimate Championship athletics competition; he will also write the official song.
Montler ready for World Indoor Championships after a little drama
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Montler ready for World Indoor Championships after a little drama

From yes to no and back - after persuasion - to yes. Long jumper Thobias Montler is ready for the World Indoor Championships after World Athletics (WA) increased the number of starters
Jacob Kiplimo took back the world record in the half marathon with 57:20 in Lisbon
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Jacob Kiplimo took back the world record in the half marathon with 57:20 in Lisbon

Jacob Kiplimo, who recently lost his world record in the half marathon after being deemed to have received unauthorized assistance, has now reclaimed the record - on Sunday, he ran 57:20 in Lisbon.
Olympic Swede Nora Lindahl wants to compete for Finland
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Olympic Swede Nora Lindahl wants to compete for Finland

She has competed for Sweden at both the Olympics and the World Championships. But now Nora Lindahl wants to compete for Finland
Duplantis praised by BBC again
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Duplantis praised by BBC again

Armand Duplantis continues to win prestigious awards. The pole vault star has been named World Sports Star of the Year by the BBC for the second year in a row
Duplantis best of all male athletes
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Duplantis best of all male athletes

World Championship gold and an improved world record in the final. Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis had another successful season and was named male athlete of the year – regardless of the sport
Union robbed of multi-million dollar amount
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Union robbed of multi-million dollar amount

The International Association of Athletics Federations has been the victim of embezzlement. The federation has lost more than 16 million kronor and describes it as “systematic theft
Ski Federation Introduces Sex Tests for Athletes This Season
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Ski Federation Introduces Sex Tests for Athletes This Season

Skiing sports do as athletics and introduce sex tests before this season. A reasonable solution to a difficult question, says the Swedish Ski Association's Secretary General Pernilla Bonde
Duplantis' Record Could Cancel World Athletics Christmas Party
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Duplantis' Record Could Cancel World Athletics Christmas Party

Athletics chairman Sebastian Coe jokes that another world record by Armand Duplantis will be too expensive. I have already told him that then we will have no Christmas party, says Coe
Andreas Almgren Joins International Athletics Federation Athletes' Committee
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Andreas Almgren Joins International Athletics Federation Athletes' Committee

UK Sprinter Reprimanded for Religious Headband at World Championship
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UK Sprinter Reprimanded for Religious Headband at World Championship

The international athletics federation, World Athletics, will remind the United Kingdom of the rules regarding religious messages, after a sprinter wore a Christian headband during the World Championship in Tokyo.
Khaddi Sagnia Criticizes Board Safety After Scary Slip at Tokyo Championship
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Khaddi Sagnia Criticizes Board Safety After Scary Slip at Tokyo Championship

Khaddi Sagnia presented unpleasant images in the Tokyo World Championship. She slipped on the board and lost her balance
Mike Powell Suspended from All Athletics Activities by AIU
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Mike Powell Suspended from All Athletics Activities by AIU

Ethiopian Runner Diribe Welteji Suspended Before World Championship
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Ethiopian Runner Diribe Welteji Suspended Before World Championship

With just one day to go before the World Championship start in Tokyo, the Ethiopian runner Diribe Welteji is stopped. The sports arbitration court Cas suspends her during the investigation for anti-doping offenses
Concerns Over Heat as Tokyo Prepares for World Athletics Championship
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Concerns Over Heat as Tokyo Prepares for World Athletics Championship

High temperatures and record heat have hit Tokyo, as the World Championship in athletics is now approaching with giant strides.
Norwegian Athletes Face Challenges with Gender Testing for World Championship
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Norwegian Athletes Face Challenges with Gender Testing for World Championship

All women who want to compete in the World Championship in athletics in Tokyo must undergo a gender test. The Norwegian athletes must leave their samples abroad – the testing is illegal in Norway
Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Comeback Blocked by Diamond League Rule
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Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Comeback Blocked by Diamond League Rule

Running star Jakob Ingebrigtsen has not competed at all outdoors this year, but now wanted to make a comeback on 1,500 meters after his injury hell. Then he got a flat no from the organizer of the Diamond League final – due to a rule
Aregawi Sets Sights on Olympic Marathon After Missing World Championship
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Aregawi Sets Sights on Olympic Marathon After Missing World Championship

It will be no World Championship in Tokyo for Abeba Aregawi – but she is aiming to run a marathon in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in three years. In her first Finnkampen in ten years, she was warmly received by the home crowd at Stockholm stadium
Abeba Aregawi Returns to Swedish Athletics After Decade Away
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Abeba Aregawi Returns to Swedish Athletics After Decade Away

Controversial Abeba Aregawi meets the Swedish athletics audience for the first time in a decade when the Finland-Sweden athletics international is decided at Stockholm Stadium. We welcome her with open arms, says long jumper Khaddi Sagnia
Aregawi Returns to Compete for Sweden After Nine-Year Hiatus
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Aregawi Returns to Compete for Sweden After Nine-Year Hiatus

As an SVT expert, Kajsa Bergqvist thought Abeba Aregawi would never compete for Sweden again. Nine years later, she has selected the former world star for the Finnkampen
Controversial Gender Tests for World Championship Underway in Sweden
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Controversial Gender Tests for World Championship Underway in Sweden

Under the Finland-Sweden athletics international, Sweden's female athletes will undergo the controversial gender tests required ahead of the World Championship in Tokyo. We will not force anyone to do it, but then you are not eligible for selection, says David Fridell, Secretary General of the association
Gender Testing Issues Emerge Before World Athletics Championship
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Gender Testing Issues Emerge Before World Athletics Championship

All women who will compete in the World Championship in athletics in Tokyo in September must be gender-tested before the championship. For two major athletics nations, it has caused problems just 15 days before the deadline, reports Reuters
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