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The Latest Breaking News from Sebastian Coe

Adille Sumariwalla now vice-president of World Athletics

The 65-year-old is the first Indian to be elected to the post

The Hindu

Russia doping questions persist because of the war in Ukraine

The task force created nearly eight years ago to chart Russia’s path back into track and field after its doping scandal holds its final meeting this week before being disbanded

The Independent UK

Track world championships the latest play by Orbán's Hungary for global sports spotlight

A country spends millions to deliver a major international sports event to the world

The Independent UK

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Paris 2024, one year out: radical Olympics reboot amid French unrest

Organisers begin countdown confident France will come together despite recent raft of strikes and civil disobedience

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution could kill London as a sporting capital, Sebastian Coe warns

The World Athletics president says the climate crisis and poor air quality may cause havoc to the sporting calendar

The Guardian - UK

Who is in the Royal Box on the fourth day of Wimbledon?

The Royal Box is usually occupied by members of the royal family, celebrities and public figures

The Independent UK

The star-studded guestlist: A who’s who of the guests at King Charles and Queen Camilla’s coronation

Actors, TV stars and political figures from across the globe were among thousands at the big event

The Independent UK

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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.

WEKU

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.

Al Jazeera

Transgender athletes banned from women's events

Paris (AFP) - Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion.

AFP

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

World Athletics Bans Transgender Women From Ranking Competitions

The decision will take effect March 31.

Sports Illustrated

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.

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Trans women banned from female athletics

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

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.

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.

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AFP

Climate change could force 'decoupling' of long-distance athletics events - Coe

Sydney (AFP) - World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Friday long-distance events could be "decoupled" from major championships due to climate change as concerns mount about competitor welfare in soaring heat.

Liverpool Echo

Exclusive: Former Liverpool chairman Sir Martin Broughton reveals talks with billionaire investors

Sir Martin Broughton has revealed he spoke to investors over a potential Liverpool deal

AFP

History 'should teach Bach a lesson' over Russian Olympic conundrum: Ukrainian ex-athlete

Paris (AFP) - IOC president Thomas Bach should learn from history when it comes to his move to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the 2024 Olympics, one of Ukraine's most high-profile former athletes Olha Saladukha has told AFP.

The Guardian - UK

World Athletics’ transgender regulations see scientific rigour give way to a fudge

Sebastian Coe promised to be ‘guided by science’ when it comes to sport’s most divisive issue. But World Athletics’ solution is clearly designed to protect it from legal action too

AFP

Coe says Kenya faces 'long journey' to tackle athletics doping

Nairobi (AFP) - World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said Thursday that Kenya faced a "long journey" to tackle a doping crisis that has mired the sport in the track and field powerhouse.

The Independent UK

Sports unraveled, collided with politics, racism in 2022

Hardly a day passed in 2022 when a headline that ran across the ticker on ESPN wouldn't have been out of place on CNN or Fox Business

AFP

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.

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