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The scrutiny Khelif and Lin face over their sex at the Olympics is a repeating problem in sports

It’s been 15 years since a teenage runner from South Africa was publicly scrutinized over her sex at a major sports event

The Independent UK

In the Olympics boxing arena, facts and fairness are taking a battering

Hugely complex, essentially irresolvable issues have been flattened in the toxic furore over the inclusion of Lin Yu-ting and Imane Khelif in the women’s competition

The Guardian - UK

World Athletics bans transgender women athletes

World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in elite female competitions if they have gone through male puberty.

The New Daily

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Indian javelin ace Chopra displaces Bolt in global interest charts

Paris (AFP) - Usain Bolt has failed to top the list of the most written about athletes for the first time in years in a sign that track and field is emerging from the hold the retired Jamaican sprint legend had over the sport.

AFP

Hoare's golden roar as Australian wins shock 1500m title at Commonwealths

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Australia's Oliver Hoare shocked world champion Jake Wightman and Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot to win 1500m gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday.

AFP

Victor retains Commonwealth decathlon crown as England hunt down Australia

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Grenada's Lindon Victor retained his Commonwealth Games decathlon crown in a nail-biting finale on Friday as host nation England closed the gap on Australia at the top of the medals table.

AFP

Victor wins Commonwealth decathlon thriller, Walsh retains shot title

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Grenada's Lindon Victor narrowly retained his Commonwealth decathlon crown on Friday as New Zealand shot putter Tom Walsh also held onto his title in Birmingham.

AFP

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Decathlon silver and bronze but Australia go without Games gold for first time

Decathletes Daniel Golubovic and Cedric Dubler made the podium on day eight in Birmingham while there was success in gymnastics, diving and wrestling

The Guardian - AU

Thompson-Herah, Wightman sprinkle Commonwealth stardust

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah and men's 1500 metres world champion Jake Wightman both sailed through their heats at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.

AFP

Caster Semenya returns to world athletics championships, but not in her pet event due to rules around testosterone levels

Caster Semenya switches to 5,000m because of hormone-treatment rules imposed upon her that she calls "an affront to the spirit of the sport".

ABC News

Caster Semenya is back, so is her sport's thorniest problem

South African runner Caster Semenya's surprise return to the world championships this week coincides with a new reckoning over the rules in track and field that regulate the participation of women with high natural testosterone in female events

The Independent UK

Fraser-Pryce clocks world-leading 10.67 to win 100m in Nairobi

Nairobi (AFP) - Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce posted the fastest 100m in the world this year as she clocked 10.67secs to win in Nairobi on Saturday.

AFP

Jacobs makes 100m return in strong Nairobi lineup

Nairobi (AFP) - Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said a high-quality 100 metres field at Saturday's Kip Keino Classic meet in Nairobi persuaded him to make his first appearance at the distance since his shock win at the Tokyo Games last year.

AFP

Jacobs makes 100m return in stellar Nairobi sprint field

Nairobi (AFP) - Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs runs his first 100 metres since his shock win at the Tokyo Games last year in Saturday's Kip Keino Classic meet in the Kenyan capital.

AFP

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